Fiber channel

[tarek_3]

Hi
i have the following problem, i have an L3000 Server(hp-ux 11i) with one fiber channel card attached to a VA7400, i configure the VA with a PC and a create a lun0, so far every thing is ok, i install the Command view (1.09.00) and i ry=un the armdiscover but noting is discovered i check with fcmsutil i found the follwoing:
Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
Device ID is = 0x001029
XL2 Chip Revision No is = 2.3
PCI Sub-system Vendor ID is = 0x00103c
PCI Sub-system ID is = 0x00128c
Previous Topology = PRIVATE_LOOP
Link Speed = 2Gb
Local N_Port_id is = 0x000001
Local Loop_id is = 125
N_Port Node World Wide Name = 0x50060b000011876b
N_Port Port World Wide Name = 0x50060b000011876a
Driver state = CS_FLOGI_SENT
Hardware Path is = 0/10/0/0
Number of Assisted IOs = 0
Number of Active Login Sessions = 0
Dino Present on Card = NO
Maximum Frame Size = 2048
Driver Version = @(#) libtd.a HP Fibre Channel Tachyon
TL/TS/XL2 Driver B.11.11.12 (AR1204) /ux/kern/kisu/TL/src/common/wsio/td_glue.c
: Oct 11 2004, 14:45:41

The driver state is not ready, any suggestion?

Regards
Hassoun

[Ranjith_5]

Hi,

What is the output of #armdsp -i

Regards,
Syam

[tarek_3]

hi
armdsp -i gives the following output:
No devices found.
Regards

[Ranjith_5]

Hi,

Do you use any SAN switch to conenct between the VA and the host..Or just directly connected to the host?

Have you tried armdsp /armdiscover after rebooting the server?

Regards,
Syam

[tarek_3]

hi
the va is attached directly to the host
and yes after restarting the server i have executed armdiscover, and armdsp and i have the same result.
thx for ur support

[Ranjith_5]

Hi,

Thanks for the response.

Now what is the patch level of your machine.

If possible post nickel report OR the swlist output.

also #swlist -a state -l patch

Regards,
Syam

[tarek_3]

hi
see the attached file
thx

[RAC_1]

Does armdicscover return any error??
Have you set OS behaviour on VA7400 correctly??

[tarek_3]

output of armdiscover:
# armdiscover
This could take several minutes ...
No devices found on host: localhost

VA7400 OS is set to hp-ux

[Bill Costigan]

What is the topology set ot on the va? It looks like two boxes never completed the FC handshakes. If FC isn't working you will not get very far.

I haven't tried directly connecting the va yet. I did directly connect a tape drive to the 9000 and in that case I had to hard code the AL ID in the tape drive to something other than 1. Seems both the 9000 and the tape were trying to be ID #1.

I would check the va FC topology setting and make sure its set to AL and then set the ID to something other than 1.

The fcmsutil get remote all command will tell you what other nodes the HBA can see in the fiber. Do a man for the exact syntax.