Linux and FC 1Gb/2Gb

[ANDREA_43]

I have a Linux RedHat 7.3 and I installed a QLogic QLA2310 and I attached it to switch.
The link is not good.
What do I do?

[Jerome Henry]

Did the install work ?
You have driver here :

http://www.qlogic.com/support/os_detail.asp?productid=125&osid=26

Try another cable you know that works.
If it solves, then change the cable.
Try ifconfig to see what is your network like, and then (under X), neat to check for configuration.

Let us know...
:]
J

[Caesar_3]

Hello!

Try to connect the cable to other connect point
on the switch, also try to replace the cabel.
Do you have other machines with FC that connected to that switch? they ok?

Caesar

[Zeev Schultz]

Its a FC Storage adapter,so guys please
don't advise ifconfig actions :)
Andrea,
1)check with lspci, cat /proc/scsi/scsi.
2)if the switch is Brocade - portshow,what kind
of port is mentioned there (f-port or else)
3)if this is direct connect - then to what storage (emc etc)?

Please see attached pdf on Qlogic ataptors with EMC (but many usefull info).

My 2 cents (worth points i hope :) )

Zeev

[ANDREA_43]

Hi Zeev.
I have problem to download the pdf file please send me the URL.
About the SAN this is a VA7410.
With lspci I have the following line:
01:03.0 Fibre Channel: QLogic Corp. QLA2300 64-bit FC-AL Adapter (rev 01)

with cat /proc/scsi/scsi I have
Attached devices: none

The switch status change from Marginal/warning to Healthy/OK

Andrea

[Zeev Schultz]

Andrea,
Ok,I can't find the link for the pdf.
Anyway,the card is installed but va can't be
seen.
What it can be?
1)check this link
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/DocumentIndex.jsp?contentType=SupportManual&docIndexId=3124&locale=en_US&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=89018&prodSeriesName=hp+storageworks+virtual+array+7410

It has all hp docs on va-74xx.I would first check the compatibility.
2)How VA is connected , through switch (if Brocade - then run supportShow,portshow and attach them as zip in your post)?If this is
a direct connect then I'd check also cable.

3)what linux kernel is used - default for RedHat 7.3 (its 2.4.18 I think) or else.

So far

Zeev

[ANDREA_43]

Hi Zeev,
the va is connected through a switch, I send you the portshow output.
The kernel is:
Linux menlnxftp 2.4.7-10smp #1 SMP Thu Sep 6 17:09:31 EDT 2001 i686 unknown

Andrea

[Steven E. Protter]

If the problem is intermittant, suspect the cabling first, the port on the switch second, the card third.

Do diagnostics in that order.

Replace the cable.

Change the switch port if possible

Try a different card.

This thing is on the hardware list and came with valid drivers. I am assuming that in this case.

SEP

[Zeev Schultz]

Andrea,it's port N' 9 I assume on switch
that is connected to Qlogic card?

----
portshow 9
portFlags: 0x820041 portLbMod: 0x0 PRESENT U_PORT LED FAULT_RETRY
portType: 4.1
portState: 2 Offline
portPhys: 5 No_Sync
portScn: 4 Faulty
portRegs: 0x81110000
portData: 0x10270350
portId: 010900
portWwn: 20:09:00:60:69:51:3c:a1
portWwn of device(s) connected: None
Distance: normal
Speed: Negotiating

Interrupts: 305501 Link_failure: 5 Frjt: 0

Unknown: 2730 Loss_of_sync: 300432 Fbsy: 0

Lli: 305207 Loss_of_sig: 6
Proc_rqrd: 185 Protocol_err: 0
Timed_out: 0 Invalid_word: 0
Rx_flushed: 0 Invalid_crc: 0
Tx_unavail: 0 Delim_err: 0
Free_buffer: 0 Address_err: 1
Overrun: 0 Lr_in: 5
Suspended: 0 Lr_out: 4
Parity_err: 0 Ols_in: 4
Ols_out: 5

----
1)it's not in fabric login with switch
2)loss of signal=no light
3)port physical state - no sync and offline.

to see report on all port states use
porterrshow.As SEP says try a different port,GBIC,cable.Have you tried to use FC/SAN
on that Linux computer before with another peers?