HP A8003A Emulex SAN connectivity issues

[A.W.R]

Hi,

We are having issues connecting an A8003A, Emulex 4Gb/sec dual port FC HBA to our SAN.

I have enabled the BIOS on both ports.

I have set the topology to fabric point to point on the one port - Port A, and automated -point to point on the second port - Port B.

Port B connects as an L-port.

Port A does not connect.

Are there any SAN port settings that I need to be aware of that could be preventing the HBA ports connecting as F-ports.

Are there any useful tools that can assist with this type of connectivity issues?

Thanks
Andrew

[TTr]

> I have set the topology to fabric point to point on the one port - Port A, and automated -point to point on the second port - Port B

Why two different topologies? The topology should based on where these two ports connect. What is on the other side?

[A.W.R]

Hi,

On the other side(switch)the connection is automatically negotiated. But if I set the FC HBA port to fabric point to point it does not connect as per port A. On port B although it should negotiate the connection automatically on fabric point to point. It does not, it connects only as Loop - L-port.

I do not know why?

Thanks
Andrew

[TTr]

The correct topology should be switched fabric. Anything else may be cause by the zoning on the switch and any traffic coming from the other side of the zone.