making Persisten Disaled ports enabled

[Kites BM]

Hi,

When I try enabling persistently disabled port (which is offline, port type is U-port)portcfgpersistentenable fails.

How to overcome this?

Thnaks,
BM

[Niels Vejrup Pedersen]

Hello,

Which switch is this ?

I'm thinking that you might not have any licenses available if it's a switch with DPOD licenses.

If you check in Port Admin from WebTools you can see the license count.

Regards

[Sivakumar MJ._1]

Related question in our forum..

http://forums11.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1244170

[Kites BM]

Hi Niel,

Thanks,

Please find the screenshot attached

[Kites BM]

Hi,

The attached pic is missing.

its AE371A model - Chassis brocade switch
In GUI i can see Avl License 12 Total lic:24

do i need to reboot the switch if
portcfgpersistentenable fails.

[Niels Vejrup Pedersen]

Hi,

Usually i just disable DPOD when i have license for all ports.

But thats another thing.

Did you check the other thread.

Did you try inserting a SFP (or is it one of the internal ports?)

Regards

[Kites BM]

Thanks Neils,

I'm remotely connected to the switch,after I used "switchshow" those ports with persistent disable mode are also showing "No_Sync".

[Kites BM]

Thanks Neils,

I'm remotely connected to the switch,after I used "switchshow" those ports with persistent disable mode are also showing "No_Sync".

Any queries needed pls revert

[Kites BM]

Hi FYI...i have pasted output of the switch that is causing the problem for Persistent ports enabling

switchName:admin> switchshow
switchName:
switchType: 43.3
switchState: Online
switchMode: Native
switchRole: Subordinate
switchDomain: 53
switchId: fffc35
switchWwn: 10:00:00:05:1e:8c:33:05
zoning: ON (DR_FABRIC_1)
switchBeacon: OFF

Area Port Media Speed State Proto
=====================================
0 0 -- 4G No_Module
1 1 cu 4G No_Sync
2 2 cu 4G Online F-Port 50:01:43:80:03:bf:44:ec
3 3 cu AN No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
4 4 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
5 5 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
6 6 cu 4G Online F-Port 50:01:43:80:03:bf:42:c0
7 7 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
8 8 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
9 9 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
10 10 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
11 11 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
12 12 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
13 13 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
14 14 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
15 15 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
16 16 cu 4G No_Sync Disabled (Persistent)
17 17 id 4G Online E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 18 )
18 18 id 4G Online E-Port 10:00:00:05:1e:81:f3:27 "NLEXFCT01" (upstream)(Trunk master)
19 19 id 4G Online E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 18 )
20 20 id 4G Online E-Port (Trunk port, master is Port 18 )
21 21 -- 4G No_Module
22 22 -- 4G No_Module
23 23 -- 4G No_Module
.................................
NLFCT11:mbha> licenseshow
::
Unknown1 license
Unknown2 license
Fabric license
Extended Fabric license
Fabric Watch license
Performance Monitor license
Trunking license
:
Full Ports on Demand license - additional 12 port upgrade license
...................................
:admin> licenseport --show
24 ports are available in this switch
Full POD license is installed
Dynamic POD method is in use
24 port assignments are provisioned for use in this switch:
12 port assignments are provisioned by the base switch license
12 port assignments are provisioned by a full POD license
24 ports are assigned to installed licenses:
12 ports are assigned to the base switch license
12 ports are assigned to the full POD license
Ports assigned to the base switch license:
1*, 2, 5*, 6, 8*, 9*, 10*, 16*, 17, 18, 19, 20
Ports assigned to the full POD license:
0*, 3*, 4*, 7*, 11*, 12*, 13*, 14*, 15*, 21*, 22*, 23*
Ports not assigned to a license:
None
.............
with these 3 above commands can any help out making the ports enable....appreciate lot
0 license reservations are still available for use by unassigned ports
18 license assignments are held by offline ports (indicated by *)

[Thomas Martin]

Hello,

its a Blade SAN Switch. The ports will change their status to online if a blade server with FC-Mezzanine Cards is inserted.
All servers without this card leave the port offline and disabled.

Thomas

[Kites BM]

Thanks,

Further any one could let me know why i get to see
Unknown1 license
Unknown2 license
after licenseshow command issued.

One reason that I know is "Unknown license results when a license from previous OS is no longer valid"

any other reasons and solutions?

Thanks Again

[christos_12]

License Unknown is of 6.x firmware which includes by default the previous lic's .( mentioned now as unknown).
no problem for that.

[Kites BM]

Hi All,

To further add....we are using c7000 Blade Chassis Brocade FC Switch ( 4 in number)

now i have to help onsite guy locate the FC Mezz card to reset it on.

My guesses locating the card.

1.Its Blade Chassis that has all 4 switches (and may be other Linux servers) -
2.I would beacon all the switches..and ask the onsite guy to verify the connectivity.

Any suggestions to improve further.?

Many thanks,

[Terri Harris]

For the c-class SAN switches there are a minimum of 3 things required to allow a blade to log into the internal SAN switch port:

1. The blade must be powered on (which means there is a blade in the given bay)

2. The blade must have a FC HBA installed in the correct mezzanine slot (dependent on SAN switch interconnect bay location).

3. A local OS must be installed with the correct QLogic or Emulex driver or the FC HBA card is configured for a BfS (Boot from SAN).

If any of the above is not correct, the given internal SAN switch port will remain permanently disabled - you cannot manually enable it.

Getting a blade to successfully log into an internal interconnect SAN switch port is not dependent on SAN switch zoning.