A5158A 1GB CARD

[Arunkumar.B]

Hi Guru's

I have rp7400 with 6*A5158A 1GB Fibre card Connected to Brocade 2800 in Loop Topology.Is it possible to Configure this Loop to Fabric Topology ????


Will the Card support Fabric ???


Arunkumar.B

[Sandman!]

Yes it does (and i'm speaking from experience), as we currently have rp7400s with A5158A fibre channel HBAs installed and connected in a Fabric topology.

~cheers

[Rajeev Shukla]

Yes you could configure your topology to Fabric as both the card (A5158A) and Brocade 2800 switch support fabric.
You need to change the port setting on the switch from loop to fabric and the card on the server should be able to login as fabric mode on the switch

[melvyn burnard]

certainly does, just make sure you are using at least the B.11.00.03 version of the driver

[Arunkumar.B]

HI Merlyn

In my system i am having this version

FC-TACHYON-TL B.11.11.12 PCI/HSC FibreChannel;Supptd HW=A6684A,A6


My Production Setup

Brocade 2800 * 2
rp 7400 * 4 (3 vpar in each server (Booting from VA)
va7100 * 2
2 / 20 Library

How to go ahead with this activity ???

Arunkumar.B

[Jeff Schussele]

Uhhhmmmm....you're connected to a Brocade 2800 *switch*. You're already in a fabric switched SANetwork.

My 2 cents,
Jeff

[Arunkumar.B]

HI Jeff,

No MY SAN is Not in a Fabric.It's in Private loop but accesing the other Fabric Topology using quick loop.

NOw i need to Change my L-port to N-port..

How to Go Ahead with this ....



sw_1:admin> switchshow
switchName: sw_1
switchType: 2.4
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Principal
switchDomain: 1
switchId: fffc01
switchWwn: 10:00:00:60:69:15:15:ae
switchBeacon: OFF
Zoning: ON (CCIL_cfg)
port 0: sw Online F-Port 50:06:0b:00:00:0e:42:10
port 1: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 2: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 3: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 4: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 5: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 6: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 7: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 12 phantom
port 8: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 9: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 10: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 11: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 11 phantom
port 12: sw No_Light
port 13: sw No_Light
port 14: sw Online L-Port 1 private, 12 phantom
port 15: sw No_Light


sw_1:admin> qlshow
Self: 10:00:00:60:69:15:15:ae domain 1
State: Master
Scope: single
AL_PA bitmap: 3ff05000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Local AL_PAs
[011100]: 0f
[011200]: 17
[011300]: 18
[011400]: 01
[011500]: 2a
[011600]: 02
[011700]: 27
[011800]: 10
[011900]: 1b
[011a00]: 08
[011b00]: 04
[011e00]: 1d
Local looplet states
Member: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Online: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 -- -- 14 --
Looplet 1: online
Looplet 2: online
Looplet 3: online
Looplet 4: online
Looplet 5: online
Looplet 6: online
Looplet 7: online
Looplet 8: online
Looplet 9: online
Looplet 10: online
Looplet 11: online
Looplet 12: offline
Looplet 13: offline
Looplet 14: online
Looplet 15: offline

[Torsten.]

Be aware if you change the topology all of your hardware pathes and device files will probably change. This means, you have to adjust all of your systems configurations.
Especially your vPars won't boot.
Are you aware of this?