Page 2 - Application Notes
2 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes © Copyright 2004, 2007 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Hewlett-Packard Company makes no warranty of any kind with regard to this material, including, but not limited to, the im...
Page 3 - About this document; Application notes information; These Application Notes cover the following major topics:; Intended audience; Other SAN interoperability documents include:
About this document 3 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes About this document This section describes the content reflected in this document, including: ■ Application notes information , page 3 ■ Intended audience , page 3 ■...
Page 4 - Introduction
Introduction 4 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Introduction This application notes discusses the details on how to configure and merge HP C-series and B-series switches into a single standards based interoperable fabric...
Page 5 - Check list for merging fabrics; Complete the following steps before merging the fabrics:
Check list for merging fabrics 5 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Check list for merging fabrics B-Series Complete the following steps before merging the fabrics: Step B1: verify switch firmware versions , page 6 Steps B...
Page 6 - B-Series configuration steps; Step B1: verify switch firmware versions; Table 2; settings
B-Series configuration steps 6 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes B-Series configuration steps The following steps provide information on how to verify, configure B-series switches for Interoperability. While it is possibl...
Page 8 - Step B4: disable management server
B-Series configuration steps 8 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Step B4: disable management server It is required to disable platform management services fabric wide before enabling the interopmode and merging the fabric...
Page 9 - cfgDisable: no EFFECTIVE configuration; Step B6: verify proper zoning configuration is in place
B-Series configuration steps 9 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes cfgDisable: no EFFECTIVE configuration interopMode is 1 NOTE: It is required that you boot this switch to make this change take effect Switch:admin> fast...
Page 10 - C-Series configuration steps; Step C1: verify switch firmware versions; Table 3; MDS; Step C2: verify switch/fabric default settings
C-Series configuration steps 10 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes C-Series configuration steps The following steps provide information on how to verify, configure C-series switches for Interoperability. While it is possib...
Page 11 - Step C3: verify the fabrics are in proper operating mode; preferred; Step C5: verify proper zoning configuration is in place
C-Series configuration steps 11 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes MDS9509# config t MDS9509(config)# vsan database MDS9509(config-vsan-db)# vsan 1 suspend MDS9509# config t MDS9509(config)# fctimer e_d_tov 2000 <1000-1...
Page 12 - show zoneset active; Ensure that zone names adhere to the following guidelines.
C-Series configuration steps 12 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes MDS9509# show zoneset active zoneset name mdscore vsan 1 zone name vz1 vsan 1 * fcid 0x630500 [pwwn 50:06:01:60:88:02:90:cb] * fcid 0x610400 [pwwn 10:00:00...
Page 13 - Merging fabrics and verification; switchState: Online
Merging fabrics and verification 13 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Merging fabrics and verification After configuring both the fabrics individually as described above, now the identified E-ports from both sides can be ...
Page 14 - show vsan 1
Merging fabrics and verification 14 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes On the C-series MDS9509# show vsan 1 vsan 1 information name:VSAN0001 state:active interoperability mode:yes Å verify mode loadbalancing:src-id/dst-id/...
Page 15 - Expected behavior from Fibre Channel services; All zones will be done with PWWNs only. Thus each switch type will
Expected behavior from Fibre Channel services 15 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Expected behavior from Fibre Channel services While in “Interoperability mode”, all the fibre channel services from each of the switch typ...
Page 16 - Interoperability mode behavior summary by switch type; statically
Interoperability mode behavior summary by switch type 16 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Interoperability mode behavior summary by switch type The following is a summary of interoperability mode behavior on C-Series swi...
Page 18 - Merging zones-examples
Merging zones-examples 18 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Merging zones-examples In this example, we first create three zones vz1, vz2 and vz3 on one of the C-series switches and verify these zones propagate to all the ...
Page 19 - Now we will activate the zoneset MDSCORE
Merging zones-examples 19 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes At this point we have created 3 zones, vz1, vz2 and vz3. We have also created a “zoneset” titled “mdscore”. Now we will activate the zoneset MDSCORE MDS9509(conf...
Page 20 - cfgshow; Creating zones on the B-Series; cfgClear
Merging zones-examples 20 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes B-series switches Using the telnet on B-series switches verify that the zoning information has propagated properly. On B-series you will see the active configura...
Page 21 - Let us add more members to the zone vz33; Now we activate the configuration
Merging zones-examples 21 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Now let us create three new zones vz11, vz22, and vz33. Switch3800:admin> zoneCreate :"vz11", "10:00:00:00:c9:24:3d:90; 50:06:01:60:88:02:90:cb...
Page 22 - This is correct. The new configuration is effective and defined.
Merging zones-examples 22 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Effective configuration: cfg: mdscore1 zone: vz11 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3d:90 50:06:01:60:88:02:90:cb zone: vz22 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3f:75 21:00:00:20:37:a7:ca:b7 21:0...
Page 23 - show zone vsan 1
Merging zones-examples 23 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes MDS9509# show zone vsan 1 zone name vz1 vsan 1 pwwn 50:06:01:60:88:02:90:cb pwwn 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3d:90 zone name vz2 vsan 1 pwwn 10:00:00:00:c9:24:3f:75 pwwn 2...
Page 24 - Supported configuration rules and guidelines
Supported configuration rules and guidelines 24 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Supported configuration rules and guidelines The following fabric configuration rules apply when mixing the two fabrics: ■ Switches listed ...
Page 25 - Director; Director; Recommended IOP configuration diagram
Supported configuration rules and guidelines 25 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Figure 1: Recommended IOP configuration diagram C- Series Director C- Series Director B-Series/ C-Series B-Series/ C-Series B-Series/ C-Ser...
Page 28 - Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting 28 Fabric Interoperability: Merging Fabrics Based on C-Series and B-Series Fibre Channel Switches Application Notes Troubleshooting 1. If you see segmentation errors on any of the switches after merging the fabrics, then verify that interoperability mode is enabled on all switches in...
