SWCC client connection problems

[RemigijusV]

I have difficulties connecting Compaq RA8000 SWCC client to SWCC agent installed on L-series server HP9000 with HP-UX 11.00 on it.
SWCC client works fine with agent, installed on D-series servers, but does not work with new L-series servers. L-series machines has HP PCI

Tachyon A5158A fc adapters and D-series machines has older fc adapters.
I think, client can't connect correctly because output of command "ioscan -f | grep fc" is missing line with substring "Mass Storage Cntl".

We just have this:
# ioscan -f | grep fc
fc 0 0/3/0/0 td CLAIMED INTERFACE HP Tachyon TL/TS Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapter
fcp 0 0/3/0/0.8 fcp CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Protocol Adapter
ext_bus 4 0/3/0/0.8.0.255.4 fcpdev CLAIMED INTERFACE FCP Device Interface
But we must have line "lan 1 10/8.5 fcT1_cnt CLAIMED INTERFACE HP FC Mass Storage Cntl" too (from Installation Ref. Guide, RA8000/ESA12000 HSG80 Solution Software for HP-UX).
I think this "Mass Storage Cntl" is necessary to SWCC clients. But in fact, this is only my guess, please write to me what You think about
this.
We installed latest patches for this adapter

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

The newer cards don't behave the same as before.
The td0 device file replaces the fcms0 one.
The card should behave the same though

0/3/0/0.8.0.255.4
indicates that a device with loop id somewhere between 4*16 and 5*16 -1 is on the loop.
ie between 64 and 79.
What is the loop id of the Array?
Are you direct connected or going through hub?

Can you post up an ioscan -fnkH0/3/0

Later,
Bill

[RemigijusV]

Local Loop_id is = 125
Server is connected through switch, with QuickLoop mode enabled. It looks like I have no problems when i'm trying to mount logical fibre array units. Only client connection problems persists.
I included in attached file (24,0KB size) this information:

From problematic host tiap:
uname -a
ioscan -f | grep fc
cat /etc/hosts (here is my client ip)
ioscan -kfnCdisk
fcmsutil /dev/td0
sam --> Drivers starting with "fc"
sam --> Subsystems
swlist

From switch:
qlShow

From HSG80 controller:
show this_controller full
show units full
show disks
show storage

[Bill McNAMARA_1]

There doesn't appear to be a problem in terms of local connection. The devices are all claimed.

Your /etc/hosts file looks bizare.
Are you using DNS or hosts resolution.
the first line should have just the hostname then the aliases.
Mke sure you can ping from your client and server and for example client>remsh server "ls /"
just to verify network connectivity. It looks more like either a name lookup problem or an NFS export problem. (imho!)

Later,
Bill

[RemigijusV]

I'm using DNS resolution, but agent doesn't. For agent it is important to add a record in a hosts file.

I can ping from your client to server and from server to client without any problems.

One guy said, that I must try to install the Mass Storage Controller driver. But i'm new with HP, so I do not know where can I found it. I'm not sure that this driver is on HP CD's.

[RemigijusV]

Sorry for a bad english...

Agent uses /etc/hosts name resolution. For agent it is important to add a record in a hosts file.

I can ping from client to server and from server to client without any problems.

One guy said, that I must try to install the Mass Storage Controller driver. But i'm new with HP, so I do not know where can I found it. I'm not sure that this driver is on HP CD's.