HP StorageWorks Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes (AA-RV1ZP-TE, May 2009)

Table 6 HP p-Class BladeSystem support
Storage systemsEmbedded switch
Fibre Channel
nl
interfaceOperating system
HP p-Class
BladeSystem
XP
EVA
Brocade 4 Gb SAN
switch for HP p-
Class BladeSystem
QLogic ISP2312
based dual port
Fibre Channel card
Microsoft Windows
2003
Windows 2000
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3 and 4 (X86)
SLES 8 (X86)
SLES 9 (X86)
BL20p
QLogic ISP2312
Fibre Channel ports
(2 Gb/s)
HP-UX 11iBL60p
Table 7 HP c-Class BladeSystem support
Storage systemsEmbedded switch
Fibre Channel
nl
interfaceOperating system
HP c-Class
BladeSystem
XP
EVA
MSA
Brocade 4 Gb SAN
switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
(Switch Mode or
AG Mode)
Cisco MDS 9124e
Fabric Switch for HP
c-Class BladeSystem
(Switch Mode or
NPV Mode)
Emulex LPe1105
QLogic QMH2462
Microsoft Windows
2003
Windows 2000
Red Hat Enterprise
Linux 3 and 4 (X86)
SLES 8 (X86)
SLES 9 (X86)
BL460c
BL465c
BL480c
Troubleshooting
This section provides basic troubleshooting tips.
1. If you see segmentation errors on any of the switches after merging the fabrics, verify that
interoperability mode is enabled on all switches in the fabric.
2. Ensure that all the time out values are set properly, especially E_D_TOV (2 seconds) and R_A_TOV
(10 seconds).
3. If you see segmentation errors and messages such as Platform Management Database
Inconsistency on B-series switches, disable the management server on B-series switches using
the msPlMgmtDeactivate Telnet command, as described in these application notes.
4. If you notice any zoning related issues, verify that there were no duplicate zone sets or zones
before merging. Also ensure all zones are configured using port WWN only.
Related information
Documents:
• HP StorageWorks SAN design reference guide
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