DS8100

[pons_freebsd]

I am confused about the interoperability HP C7000 with ds81000, need input from your experience...

dscli> ver -l

Date/Time: 12 , 2014 GMT+02:00 01:27:27 م IBM DSCLI Version: 5.3.1.101

DSCLI          5.3.1.101

StorageManager 6.1.3.20071026.1

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Storage Image    LMC

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IBM.2107-75CK811 5.3.1.104

SAN switches:

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SW1_SiteA_16B:admin> version

Kernel:     2.6.14     

Fabric OS:  v5.3.0

Made on:    Thu Jun 14 19:06:31 2007

Flash:      Wed Mar 12 01:52:12 2008

BootProm:   4.6.4

[Torsten.]

You should give more details, e.g. what interconnects are used in the C7000 etc.

BTW, the fabric OS is very old!

[pons_freebsd]

HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure HP BladeSystem c7000 Enclosure Management - Dual Redundant Onboard Administrator management modules Network Module Two HP 6120XG Blade Switches for HP c-Class BladeSystem; each configured with: - 16 x 10Gb downlinks to server NICs - 8 x 10Gb SFP+ uplinks (including a dual personality CX4 and SFP+ 10G (unpopulated) uplink, and two 10Gb cross-connects) SAN Module Two Brocade 8Gb SAN Switches for HP c-Class BladeSystem; each configured with: - 24 ports enabled (16 internal, 8 external) - 8 x Shortwave 8Gb SFP+ Transceivers - 8 x LC-LC OM4 Fiber Cables, 15m - Full fabric connectivity Power and Cooling 􀂃 HP BLc7000 Single Phase Power Module - Ten Active Cooling Fans - Six Redundant Hot Plug Power Supplies - The power supplies and cooling fans are installed directly into the chassisand are designed to provide redundant cooling and power for a fully configured enclosure

[Torsten.]

First I would consider to update the switch to a more recent 7.x.x version. Then check the array for OS specific settings for the LUNs.

[pons_freebsd · Accepted solution]

many thanks