topic P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts in HPE EVA Storage

P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts

jjflash — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 17:42:56 GMT

I've zoned numerous Windows hosts to this array and it sees their WWN's just fine, but I've zoned 6 vSphere hosts to the array and when creating a new host in CommandView, the select box says "Port list not available"

I can add the hosts by manually entering the WWNs, but then the host still does not see the presented storage. What is the best way to go about troubleshooting this? Thanks

Re: P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts

Johan Guldmyr — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 06:18:17 GMT

I'd start by looking at the SAN.
Are they online and properly zoned.
Does fcping work with the P6300?

Re: P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts

jjflash — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 13:30:53 GMT

zoning has been verified by a coworker.

the vsphere hosts are already zoned to another EVA and are definitely online. Any other ideas?

I'll look into fcping.

Thanks

Re: P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts

Uwe Zessin — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 07:36:56 GMT

fcping ...

that rings a bell - does anybody know if this problem is fixed now ?

c01608991 - ADVISORY: HP StorageWorks EVA controllers restart after an FCping is issued from Cisco MDS FC switches

I've run a quick search and it looks like fcping isn't mentioned in ANY EVA document I have.

Re: P6300 cannot see vSphere 4.1 hosts

jjflash — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:22:33 GMT

it turns out the hba's on the vSphere hosts (QLA2340) are not supported on the 6300. I'll replace them and give it another shot.