24.02.2020 16:10, Per Jessen пишет: Somehow I did not receive original post.
Paul Neuwirth wrote:
Hello group,
I am trying to evaluate use of fibre channel switched fabric. But I am not able to get it working (openSUSE Leap 15.1).
That's not enough to even start guessing. Explain what you did, what you expected and what you got.
I would appreciate,
if anybody knows something or where to find (working) instructions. All instructions I found refer to old/or proprietary drivers/methods (kernel 2.6 or older).
I have no idea what you are talking about. FibreChannel normally just works. The only potential setting is protocol (FC-AL or point-to-point) and HBA usually tries both so it just works. You need to make sure you are using the same type of SFP and cables (MMF vs. SMF) everywhere.
I use following hardware: -HP branded (AE312 - 60001) QLogic Corp. ISP2432 4G HBA PCIe
Should just work.
-IBM branded (2005-B16) Brocade 200E 16 Port FC switch
That should be 4G so compatible with 4G HBA. You would need to either remove zoning completely (so each device see each device) or create zones for your HBA and storage devices.
-DS14MK2 Disk Shelf
That's not a storage. It is disk shelf for NetApp FAS (very old models) and was never intended to be used as direct JBOD. This only supports FC-AL protocol and I do not know whether it supports fabric attachment (it has no reason to support it). So the first thing to test would be to connect it directly, without switch. If HBA sees disks and you insist on using switch, Brocade supports QuickLoop which simulates FC-AL between different ports. It may work.
All of those products are EOS and I am not able to get proprietary drivers or firmware updates.
HBA should work with upstream driver, FC switch usually just works as well (there is very little reasons to upgrade unless you hit specific bug or need additional features). DS14mk2 could be an issue though. Also native NetApp disks are 520bps which may or may not be a problem. Anyway, start with explaining what exactly you did and what "does not work" currently. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org