topic Re: Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch , configuration issue in HPE EVA Storage

Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch , configuration issue

mohannad — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:38:32 GMT

hi guys,

after less than 8 hrs i have to configure the C-Series MDS 9124 Fabric Switch and an eva 4400 this is the first time for me to configure both the 4400 shouldnt be a problem i guess .

the MDS is another issue i saw it yesterday but didnt pay much attention , problem is i dont recall seeing any mngmt or console ports , are there any installed on this its an 8 port switch installed in a C7000 enclouser i only saw 8 fiber port non of the hp docs are addressing this module all of the docs on the site are pure cisco docs , if any body did a config for this module please help.

also i read on the quick specs that there is internal and external storage ports on this module any idea what these are , dose this means that the blades servers will be connectd directly or internally to this switch?

if this issue is cleared i think i can do the standard procedure to config this switch using the fabric manager ;)

Re: Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch , configuration issue

Steven Clementi — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 02:17:46 GMT

Cisco Interconnects, as wel las other c-class components, can get IP configuration straight from the Onboard Administrator.

If you configure the OA, log in... you can enable Interconnect Bay IP Addressing which sets your interconnects IP address. Once you have an IP address set, you can then use a web broswer to connect to the switches management features and configure your zones/zonesets/etc.

The default configuration is 12 ports. 8 inward facing and 4 outward facing. You don't physically "see" the inward facing ports as they connect to the blades via the backplane. So yes, the blades connect internally.

Other than that, the interface is the same as a standard Cisco SAN Switch.

Steven

Re: Cisco MDS 9124 Fabric Switch , configuration issue

mohannad — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 23:20:13 GMT

hi steven,

very correct, i did figure this out 30 min after i posted the forum also i did this config 15 hrs earlier.

Guys for those who will do this task i searched every where for a doc at last i found a doc in the itrc technical knowladge base. i dont know why this aint posted in the product download !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

the doc is called Cisco "MDS 9124e Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem - user guide"

very good doc and step by step for OA connection.

thanks steven