topic Problem with BL35p with Qlogic in BladeSystem - General

Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Mon, 14 May 2007 12:17:13 GMT

Hello all,

We have a problem with Qlogic 2312,it keep losing the contact with the SAN and both port,but in the messanine ,all other do not lose contact.

We have change twice qlogic ,we have done firmware and software upgrade of every item to the most recent version and still have the problem.

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

pasquino bocci_1 — Mon, 14 May 2007 16:20:17 GMT

Hi,
More infos please!
OS
STORAGE FW
SWITCH FW
Patch panel or brocade switch on p-class enclosure?
failover SW? (MPIO or qlogic or securepath?)

Pasquino

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:34:18 GMT

TY,

OS====>>>windows 2003 server sp1
STORAGE FW=====>>>Eva3000
SWITCH FW
Patch panel or brocade switch on p-class enclosure? this one i dont get it..i am new in blade server
failover SW? (MPIO or qlogic or securepath?)Qlogic

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Tue, 15 May 2007 09:36:16 GMT

I think the problem could come from the mezaninne!because all the other blade server dont have that problem.

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

pasquino bocci_1 — Tue, 15 May 2007 11:31:15 GMT

Hi,

if you already eplaced twice the mezzanine card, the problem could be an SFP on the patch panel in the enclosure if you have a patch panel! You can't use qlogic failover if you're using windows; you're using either securepath or mpio for EVA.
Pasquino

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Oleg Koroz — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:07:42 GMT

you need to identify components that you have

http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches/mcd4gbsanswitch/index.html
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches/b4gbsanswitchblade/index.htmlor other

for the interconnects

http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/interconnect/p-class/index.html
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/ciscoswitch/index.html
http://h18004.www1.hp.com/products/blades/components/patchpanel.html

had you move to different bay, sleeve ?

more info
http://h18006.www1.hp.com/products/storageworks/bladesystemmatrix/bl30-35.html

any additional FC switch if used between EVA3000 and Blade enclosure

If SAN switch used McDATA or Brocade - find firmware

contact HP for assistance - Storage Switch support Team

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Oleg Koroz — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:10:33 GMT

if some links broken - remove
from address link

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Oleg Koroz — Tue, 15 May 2007 16:12:55 GMT

fixed http://h18006.www1.hp.com/storage/saninfrastructure/switches/b4gbsanswitchblade/index.html

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Fri, 18 May 2007 13:22:48 GMT

Here more info the problem seems to come from MPIO

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

eis1953 — Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:16:04 GMT

So what ended up being the problem. Its a shame people post problems but when they are corrected there is no update.

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 12:49:45 GMT

Don't worry there still no solution to this problem,even HP Tech passe on this isue and we got some answer,but no solution yet

Nedded to install KB923801 and KB923424.
Still same problem!

I know will tell make you server that have the problem exact has the one who doesn't have the problem(IMPOSSIBLE TO MUCH CONFIG from one site to another)

Any one?

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 10:48:04 GMT

Found the answer it a wierd one,we had to go for the first version of storport.sys and that did problem resolve.

Dan

Re: Problem with BL35p with Qlogic

Daniel Leblanc — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:51:54 GMT

It just stop for abot 5 days and restarded again.