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06-16-2011 04:38 AM
Good Day,
I'm in the middle of a SAN core migration from a Mcdata 6140 (eos 9.9)to a Cisco MDS9000(5.0.4c)
The Mcdata is the current principal and we have various Brocade bladecenter 4gb 20 port switches (6.2.2d) connected in AG mode.
The blade servers are all using Qlogic 4gb HBAs at the latest firmware level.
When everything is physically connected to the Mcdata all the blades work fine.
We vacated a BC and reconnected it to the Cisco director in AG mode and the first two blades installed can boot from san and work fine.
Each subsequent blade can not see the target luns. We have reproduced this over and over.
When we remove a working blade from a moved BC, one of the non working blades will work.
And the one prevously working one will not.
If we connect the non working blade back into it's original location behind the mcdata, it doesn't work either.
All standalone servers work fine.
This looks like some type of a persistent FCID issue. I have reviewed the white paper for brocade AG mode with Cisco director document.
And removed the id-allocation for the qlogic hbas and that did not provide improved results.
In addition, I have placed calls with Brocade and Cisco and each has reviewed the configuration of their components and will not assist with any inter manufacturer compatibilities.
Any thoughts ?
06-16-2011 09:40 AM
Hi,
it is a problem of the different behaviour of FCID allocation for both vendors. Cisco is assigning adresses in a "first come, first serve" behaviour and these address assignment is persistent. So, only removing the Qlogic id-allocation might not be enough, you have to change the persistent fcid entries that have been already assigned.
The problem is, that the brocade AG is exspecting the whole area for itself. So a frame to the same area will not be forwarded to the Cisco switch, because it should be on the AG. But the MDS might have assigned an address of the same area to another port (your storage). So you will not get any communication between this blade and the storage. You can only assign a static fcid to your blade that do not interfere with the storage address, something like xx.ff.nn, where xx is the domain id and nn an increasing number.
Can you post the show flogi database output to get an idea of the fcids, mostly for the blades and storage ports.
Regards,
Jens
06-16-2011 09:57 AM
WACISCOFC1# show flogi database
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INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME
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fc1/1 2 0x6b0004 50:01:73:80:11:8b:01:40 50:01:73:80:11:8b:00:00
fc1/2 2 0x6b0006 50:05:07:68:01:40:26:e3 50:05:07:68:01:00:26:e3
fc1/5 2 0x6b0051 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:50 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc1/6 2 0x6b0012 20:42:00:05:73:d9:c9:c0 20:02:00:05:73:d9:c9:c1
fc1/6 2 0x6b0019 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:9d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:8e
fc1/6 2 0x6b001b 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:3e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:7f
fc1/6 2 0x6b001d 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:0f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:6f
fc1/6 2 0x6b0021 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:5d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:6e
fc1/6 2 0x6b0025 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:df 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:4f
fc1/6 2 0x6b0026 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:9e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:0f
fc1/6 2 0x6b002b 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:ae 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:3f
fc1/6 2 0x6b002f 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:2f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:7f
fc1/6 2 0x6b0033 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:ff 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:2f
fc1/6 2 0x6b0042 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:af 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:3f
fc1/6 2 0x6b0046 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:ad 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:3e
fc1/7 2 0x6b0050 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:60 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc1/8 2 0x6b000a 50:05:07:68:01:40:27:23 50:05:07:68:01:00:27:23
fc1/10 2 0x6b0002 50:01:73:80:11:8b:01:70 50:01:73:80:11:8b:00:00
fc1/12 2 0x6b000d 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:3d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:de
fc1/12 2 0x6b000e 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:9f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:8f
fc1/12 2 0x6b0011 20:44:00:05:73:d9:c9:c0 20:02:00:05:73:d9:c9:c1
fc1/12 2 0x6b0015 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:5e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:6f
fc1/12 2 0x6b001e 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:5f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:ff
fc1/12 2 0x6b0022 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:be 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:cf
fc1/12 2 0x6b0029 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:1f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:ef
fc1/12 2 0x6b002d 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:5e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ff
fc1/12 2 0x6b0031 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:9e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:8f
fc1/12 2 0x6b0035 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:9d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:0e
fc1/12 2 0x6b0044 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:dd 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:5e
fc1/12 2 0x6b0049 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:1d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:ee
fc1/14 2 0x6b000b 50:05:07:68:01:40:26:6e 50:05:07:68:01:00:26:6e
fc1/15 2 0x6b0038 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:40 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc1/16 2 0x6b0000 50:01:73:80:11:8b:01:90 50:01:73:80:11:8b:00:00
fc1/18 2 0x6b003b 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:60 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc1/20 2 0x6b0007 50:05:07:68:01:40:24:93 50:05:07:68:01:00:24:93
fc1/21 2 0x6b0037 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:80 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc1/22 2 0x6b004f 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:80 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc2/1 2 0x6b0052 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:40 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc2/3 2 0x6b000f 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:9f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:0f
fc2/3 2 0x6b0013 20:41:00:05:73:d9:c9:c0 20:02:00:05:73:d9:c9:c1
fc2/3 2 0x6b0017 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:7f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:9f
fc2/3 2 0x6b0018 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:7f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1f
fc2/3 2 0x6b001c 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:1e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:4f
fc2/3 2 0x6b0020 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:7e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:1f
fc2/3 2 0x6b0024 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:de 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:5f
fc2/3 2 0x6b002a 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:be 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:2f
fc2/3 2 0x6b002e 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:bf 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:cf
fc2/3 2 0x6b0032 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:df 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:bf
fc2/3 2 0x6b0041 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:af 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:af
fc2/3 2 0x6b0047 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:7d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:1e
fc2/3 2 0x6b0048 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:5d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:fe
fc2/4 2 0x6b0005 50:05:07:68:01:10:26:e3 50:05:07:68:01:00:26:e3
fc2/6 2 0x6b0003 50:01:73:80:11:8b:01:50 50:01:73:80:11:8b:00:00
fc2/7 2 0x6b0054 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:70 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc2/9 2 0x6b0010 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:1e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:ef
fc2/9 2 0x6b0014 20:43:00:05:73:d9:c9:c0 20:02:00:05:73:d9:c9:c1
fc2/9 2 0x6b0016 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:ae 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:af
fc2/9 2 0x6b001a 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:de 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:bf
fc2/9 2 0x6b001f 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:7d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:9e
fc2/9 2 0x6b0023 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:3f 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:df
fc2/9 2 0x6b0028 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:bf 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:5f
fc2/9 2 0x6b002c 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:3d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:7e
fc2/9 2 0x6b0030 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:7e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:01:9f
fc2/9 2 0x6b0034 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:bd 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:2e
fc2/9 2 0x6b0043 20:01:00:25:b5:00:00:3e 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:df
fc2/9 2 0x6b0045 20:01:00:25:b5:00:01:1d 20:00:00:25:b5:00:00:4e
fc2/10 2 0x6b0009 50:05:07:68:01:10:27:23 50:05:07:68:01:00:27:23
fc2/12 2 0x6b0001 50:01:73:80:11:8b:01:80 50:01:73:80:11:8b:00:00
fc2/15 2 0x6b003a 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:50 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc2/16 2 0x6b000c 50:05:07:68:01:10:26:6e 50:05:07:68:01:00:26:6e
fc2/18 2 0x6b0036 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:70 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc2/21 2 0x6b0039 50:01:73:80:01:09:01:90 50:01:73:80:01:09:00:00
fc2/22 2 0x6b0008 50:05:07:68:01:10:24:93 50:05:07:68:01:00:24:93
fc2/24 2 0x6b0053 50:01:73:80:01:36:01:90 50:01:73:80:01:36:00:00
fc3/2 2 0x6b0600 50:06:0b:00:00:25:45:80 50:06:0b:00:00:25:45:81
fc3/3 2 0x6b0300 50:06:0b:00:00:24:c6:e6 50:06:0b:00:00:24:c6:e7
fc3/4 2 0x6b0800 50:06:0b:00:00:85:e3:a6 50:06:0b:00:00:85:e3:a7
fc3/5 2 0x6b0027 10:00:00:00:c9:41:ae:d3 20:00:00:00:c9:41:ae:d3
fc3/6 2 0x6b003c 10:00:00:00:c9:3b:f5:8f 20:00:00:00:c9:3b:f5:8f
fc3/7 2 0x6b0900 20:14:00:a0:b8:29:28:cc 20:04:00:a0:b8:29:28:cc
fc3/8 2 0x6b0057 20:12:00:05:33:45:ff:fb 10:00:00:05:33:45:ff:fb
fc3/8 2 0x6b1300 21:00:00:14:5e:24:4c:b6 20:00:00:14:5e:24:4c:b6
fc3/8 2 0x6b1500 21:00:00:e0:8b:8b:7f:82 20:00:00:e0:8b:8b:7f:82
fc3/8 2 0x6b1700 21:00:00:1b:32:98:5e:2e 20:00:00:1b:32:98:5e:2e
fc3/8 2 0x6b1e00 21:00:00:1b:32:06:63:11 20:00:00:1b:32:06:63:11
fc3/9 2 0x6b004b 20:12:00:05:1e:7b:c2:ba 10:00:00:05:1e:7b:c2:ba
fc3/9 2 0x6b0500 21:00:00:1b:32:90:9d:86 20:00:00:1b:32:90:9d:86
fc3/9 2 0x6b1a00 21:00:00:e0:8b:8b:65:67 20:00:00:e0:8b:8b:65:67
fc3/9 2 0x6b1b00 21:00:00:1b:32:91:55:7e 20:00:00:1b:32:91:55:7e
fc3/10 2 0x6b005a 20:12:00:05:1e:86:0a:34 10:00:00:05:1e:86:0a:34
fc3/10 2 0x6b2100 21:00:00:1b:32:89:75:61 20:00:00:1b:32:89:75:61
fc3/11 2 0x6b0055 10:00:00:00:c9:ac:51:e0 20:00:00:00:c9:ac:51:e0
fc3/12 2 0x6b004a 10:00:00:00:c9:3a:13:ed 20:00:00:00:c9:3a:13:ed
fc3/14 2 0x6b004e 10:00:00:00:c9:41:93:86 20:00:00:00:c9:41:93:86
fc3/15 2 0x6b003e 20:12:00:05:33:43:d9:d1 10:00:00:05:33:43:d9:d1
fc3/15 2 0x6b003f 10:00:00:00:c9:92:64:12 20:00:00:00:c9:92:64:12
fc3/15 2 0x6b0040 c0:50:76:03:98:8c:00:00 c0:50:76:03:98:8c:00:00
fc3/15 2 0x6b0200 21:00:00:11:25:93:73:92 20:00:00:11:25:93:73:92
fc3/15 2 0x6b0e00 21:00:00:1b:32:90:bc:86 20:00:00:1b:32:90:bc:86
fc3/15 2 0x6b1c00 21:00:00:14:5e:24:6a:a2 20:00:00:14:5e:24:6a:a2
fc3/15 2 0x6b1f00 21:00:00:11:25:93:b0:6a 20:00:00:11:25:93:b0:6a
fc3/16 2 0x6b1900 21:00:00:1b:32:10:2d:5b 20:00:00:1b:32:10:2d:5b
fc3/17 2 0x6b005c 10:00:00:00:c9:34:32:01 20:00:00:00:c9:34:32:01
fc4/2 2 0x6b2300 50:06:0b:00:00:81:1e:02 50:06:0b:00:00:81:1e:03
fc4/3 2 0x6b0700 50:06:0b:00:00:25:10:a6 50:06:0b:00:00:25:10:a7
fc4/4 2 0x6b0a00 50:06:0b:00:00:24:c6:f2 50:06:0b:00:00:24:c6:f3
fc4/5 2 0x6b0b00 50:06:0b:00:00:85:e9:0a 50:06:0b:00:00:85:e9:0b
fc4/7 2 0x6b0d00 20:25:00:a0:b8:29:28:cc 20:04:00:a0:b8:29:28:cc
fc4/8 2 0x6b0056 20:13:00:05:33:45:ff:fb 10:00:00:05:33:45:ff:fb
fc4/8 2 0x6b0058 10:00:00:00:c9:92:64:14 20:00:00:00:c9:92:64:14
fc4/8 2 0x6b0059 c0:50:76:03:98:8d:00:16 c0:50:76:03:98:8d:00:16
fc4/8 2 0x6b0f00 21:00:00:1b:32:90:35:86 20:00:00:1b:32:90:35:86
fc4/8 2 0x6b1000 21:00:00:e0:8b:9d:24:8f 20:00:00:e0:8b:9d:24:8f
fc4/8 2 0x6b1400 21:00:00:1b:32:9b:3c:85 20:00:00:1b:32:9b:3c:85
fc4/8 2 0x6b1600 21:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0f:d6 20:00:00:e0:8b:9d:0f:d6
fc4/8 2 0x6b2200 21:00:00:11:25:93:1b:60 20:00:00:11:25:93:1b:60
fc4/9 2 0x6b004c 20:13:00:05:1e:7b:c2:ba 10:00:00:05:1e:7b:c2:ba
fc4/9 2 0x6b2000 21:00:00:1b:32:07:35:7c 20:00:00:1b:32:07:35:7c
fc4/10 2 0x6b005b 20:13:00:05:1e:86:0a:34 10:00:00:05:1e:86:0a:34
fc4/10 2 0x6b1200 21:00:00:e0:8b:8b:9d:67 20:00:00:e0:8b:8b:9d:67
fc4/10 2 0x6b1d00 21:00:00:1b:32:98:89:30 20:00:00:1b:32:98:89:30
fc4/12 2 0x6b004d 10:00:00:00:c9:35:83:ab 20:00:00:00:c9:35:83:ab
fc4/15 2 0x6b003d 20:13:00:05:33:43:d9:d1 10:00:00:05:33:43:d9:d1
fc4/15 2 0x6b0100 21:00:00:1b:32:98:f0:32 20:00:00:1b:32:98:f0:32
fc4/15 2 0x6b0400 21:00:00:e0:8b:9a:a5:e4 20:00:00:e0:8b:9a:a5:e4
fc4/15 2 0x6b0c00 21:00:00:1b:32:07:27:56 20:00:00:1b:32:07:27:56
fc4/15 2 0x6b1100 21:00:00:1b:32:15:49:17 20:00:00:1b:32:15:49:17
fc4/16 2 0x6b1800 21:00:00:1b:32:10:e4:59 20:00:00:1b:32:10:e4:59
06-16-2011 10:23 AM
Hi dochs1,
--->>> In addition, I have placed calls with Brocade and Cisco and each has reviewed the configuration of their components and will not assist with any inter manufacturer compatibilities.
Just my opinion.... it is comprehensible if Brocade will not assist with the Mogration from Brocade to Cisco since they Migrate from -> to, but is not comprehensible that Cisco is not willing to guide your with a Migration as NEW Cisco Client.
But that another story.
Official, newest EOS MicroCode and newest SAN-OS are not supported, this is the principal Big problem.
Another question is here:
--->>> SAN core migration
do your want to migrate the productive McDATA Config to Cisco ?
06-16-2011 11:19 PM
Hi dochs1,
I also need the port for your BC and all storage ports, that are zoned to your blades.
Thanks,
Jens