Adding 4 FC ports/HBAs to existing FC Zone

[hamaundcheese]

I've inherited 2 old pairs of Flex Fabric 5930 2Slot +2QSFP+ Switches, originally implemented by a third party but the kit has fallen to us. It's still perfectly usable and I've plumbed in two new hosts each with 2 8GB SFPs. 

Both HBAs in ESXi show up as online, I see the ports as up on the switch. What I do not have is any good documentation from the implementers on how they configured the zones. 

In short, how do I add two new hosts to the existing vSANs on these switches? 

With display zone-alias vsan 200 I see all of the 3PAR ports, and all of the pwwn's of the now decomissioned C7000 blades. I am missing the knowledge to follow the documentation on techhub. 

What do I need to do to get these 2 esxi hosts, each with 2 HBAs to see all of the 3PAR ports? Please. 

[Satish04]

Hi hamaundcheese,

Below is the procedure adding New host into the existing zoneset in MDS SAN Switch

Login to the switch using credentials.

Switch#show vsan ----> it will display the all vsan.
Switch#show zoneset active vsan <vsan ID> -----> it will display all zone's.

Configuring Aliases for Devices::
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switch#conf t
switch(config)# device-alias database
switch(config-device-alias-db)# device-alias name <New Host> pwwn <WWPN> ----> we have to give new host WWPN here.
switch(config-device-alias-db)# device-alias name <Target> pwwn <WWPN> --> we have to give storage port WWPN here.(If its already created no need to create again.This we need to check with storage person)
switch(config-device-alias-db)#exit
switch(config)#device-alias commit

Adding new zone into existing active zoneset::
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switch#conf t
switch(config)# zoneset name Zoneset_Y vsan X ---> Here X & Y are given example names of the vsan and zoneset.
switch(config-zoneset)# zone name Host_A-Target_1 ---> we need to give name of the zone as per requirement.
switch(config-zoneset-zone)# member device-alias NEWHOST
switch(config-zoneset-zone)# member device-alias TARGET1
switch(config-zoneset-zone)# zone commit vsan X
switch(config)# zoneset activate name Zoneset_Y vsan X
switch(config)# zone commit vsan X

Hope this helps.!

Regards,
Satish

[hamaundcheese]

Appreciate the reply, are these the commands for HPE Flex Fabric switches? 

[Satish04]

Hi hamaundcheese,

Sorry for the confusion.  Above commands are to add new Hosts on Cisco MDS SAN Switch environment.

Below are the steps to add new Hosts on HPE Flex Fabric FCoE Switch:

HPE Flex Fabric 5930 supports FCoE (Fibre Channel Over Ethernet). Ensure you have FCoE configuration enabled if needed.

<Sysname> system-view
[Sysname] vsan 1
[Sysname-vsan1] zone name z1

# To add an N_Port with FC address 010000 to zone z1.

[Sysname-vsan1-zone-z1] member fcid 010000
[Sysname-vsan1-zone-z1] quit

# To create a zone set named zs1.

[Sysname-vsan1] zoneset name zs1

# To add zone z1 to zone set zs1.

[Sysname-vsan1-zoneset-zs1] member z1
[Sysname-vsan1-zoneset-zs1] quit

# To activate zone set zs1 and distribute it to the entire fabric.

[Sysname-vsan1] zoneset activate name zs1

Please refere to the below link for the complete HPE Flex Fabric Switch commands.

URL - https://techhub.hpe.com/eginfolib/networking/docs/switches/5940-5930/5200-4861_fc-fcoe_cr/content/504749062.htm

Hope this helps.!

Regards,
Satish

[hamaundcheese]

That helped massively. I've got all 4 HBAs in zones for their respective 3PAR targets. 

Only thing I have left to troubleshoot is that not all HBAs are showing devices. 

[Satish04]

Hi hamaundcheese,

Following the below steps should help identify and resolve the issue preventing some HBAs from showing devices.

1. Ensure that all cables are securely connected and that no cables or SFP modules are damaged.
2. Double-check your switches' zoning configuration to ensure each HBA's WWN is assigned to the correct HPE 3PAR target WWNs.
3. Verify the HBA status and configuration on the ESXi hosts.
4. Ensure that all storage adapters on the ESXi hosts are detected by rescanning them.
5. Ensure that every HBA WWN is included in the host definitions on the HPE 3PAR array.
6. Make sure the ESXi hosts have multipath configured and enabled.
7. Verify that the HPE 3PAR firmware is up-to-date and any firmware updates for the HBAs and switches.

Hope this helps.!

Regards,
Satish

[hamaundcheese]

So I distributed this across the fabric, yet I still cannot see any paths on my hosts, nor any hosts using ports on the 3PAR:

VSAN 200:
zoneset name Fabric_A
zone name ESXDMZHPE01-A_SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01
zone-alias name ESXDMZHPE01-A
pwwn 11:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
zone-alias name SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01_N0S0P1
pwwn 33:33:33:33:33:33:33:33
zone-alias name SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01_N1S0P1
pwwn 44:44:44:44:44:44:44:44
zone name ESXDMZHPE01-A_SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01
zone-alias name ESXDMZHPE01-A
pwwn 11:11:11:11:11:11:11:11
zone-alias name SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01_N0S0P1
pwwn 20:01:00:02:ac:01:a5:d4
zone-alias name SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01_N1S0P1
pwwn 55:55:55:55:55:55:55:55
zone name ESXDMZHPE02-A_SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01
zone-alias name ESXDMZHPE02-A
pwwn 22:22:22:22:22:22:22:22
zone-alias name SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01_N0S0P1
pwwn 33:33:33:33:33:33:33:33
zone-alias name SANWXDR-HP3PAR-01_N1S0P1
pwwn 44:44:44:44:44:44:44:44
zone name ESXDMZHPE02-A_SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01
zone-alias name ESXDMZHPE02-A
pwwn 22:22:22:22:22:22:22:22
zone-alias name SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01_N0S0P1
pwwn 20:01:00:02:ac:01:a5:d4
zone-alias name SANWXMFR-HP3PAR-01_N1S0P1
pwwn 55:55:55:55:55:55:55:55

[Satish04]

Hi hamaundcheese,

The zoneset should be activated after adding new hosts to the zoneset, then only you will be able to see the HPE 3PAR Storage adapter from your hosts.

I did not see that you ran the command "zoneset activate name <Name of the zoneset>" in the above output.

Please check once again the zone configuration and if it is not activated, please activate using the below command.

# To activate the zone set zs1 and distribute it to the entire fabric.

[Sysname-vsan1] zoneset activate name zs1

Hope this helps.!

Regards,
Satish