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07-17-2014 01:51 PM
Guys, first of all forgive me if i explain this too long. I am new to the world of Brocade SAN. Now here is the issue that we are facing. We have 2 Data centers (say DC and DR). Now there are 8 switches in teh following manner:
At DC
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switch1
switch2
switch3
switch4
At DR
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switch5
switch6
switch7
switch8
We have created 2 FABRICS with these switches for redundancy. Both sites (DC and DR) and hence these switches are connected by a HP MPX110 MSIL Router containing 2 ports FC1 and FC2. Now the fabrics are designed as under :
Fabric 1:
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switch 1 (Primary Switch)
switch2
switch5
switch6
Fabric 2:
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switch3 (Primary Switch)
switch4
switch7
switch8
The 2 MPX110 MSIL are located one each at DC and DR. MPX at the DC is connected to the Primary Switch in the following manner:
FC1 ---------> Switch 1 (Port 0)
FC2 ----------> Switch 3(Port 0)
MPX at the DR is connected to the Primary Switch in the following manner:
FC1 ---------> Switch 5 (Port 0)
FC2 ----------> Switch 7(Port 0)
Now, let me come to the problem. We had some issue with the MPX device as a result the fabric got messed up. After things were sorted , i observed the Fabric number 2 has become segmented into 2 seperate fabrics :
Fabric 2 (original)
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Switch 3
SWitch 4
New Fabric (segmented)
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Switch 7
Switch 8
When i checked the ISL (E port) on Switch 3 (DC) and Switch 7 (DR), it says error Zone Conflict. Bottomline , my DR and DC have become seperated on this particular link and hence running solely on the first working fabric (fabric 1). Can some kind soul please write some simple easy to follow step by step instruction in order to get back to the way it was before.
If you require any further information , please let me know. I need to perform the activity tomorrow ... please
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07-17-2014 02:53 PM
I have got a way to get this done... can some one please check and confirm if this is how it is to be done... please
Since i have alrady checked and found that switch 7 (DR) contains more zones than 3 (DC):
1) run configupload on switch 7 , edit the text file and snip everything excepy zoning section
2) run configdownload on switch 3. this wil only update the zoning info on switch 3 and leave everything untouched
3) disable/enable the ISL port on switch 3
kindly check and let me know if i shall follow the above steps..... please
07-17-2014 07:47 PM
hi, yes, this is one of the ways. just beware that you'll have to switchdisable the switch before you could configdownload. which means downtime in the half of the site's san. if all your hosts/devices are perfectly multipathed then you are safe to go this way.
07-18-2014 12:10 AM
in order to avoid disabling the switchs, first try the following:
- compare the zoning config in switch3 and switch7. Since the reason for the isolation is 'zone conflict' there must have been created a new zone while the fabric was segmented.
- once located the zone (or zones) that is different, add it to the other switch.
- then disable/enable the ISL and both ends should merge agian.
rgds
07-18-2014 04:43 AM
Thanks ..
But Sir, the only question is how to add these missing bits. Because these missing bits were added while the Fabric was segmented.
I mean if I am using Brocade Web Tools and accessing the Zone Admin for switch , I will not be able to create the missing zones (that are present in the other switch) since the required WWNs will not be available. Please correct me if I am wrong or if there is any other way via brocade web tools.
So , i am presuming we need to follow the below steps:
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PLease can some one check and validate the above steps....
07-18-2014 06:07 AM
07-18-2014 11:43 AM
Hahahaha .. well said .... by nature i am a DJ .. love to mix and match things .. so this is what i did .. THanks to everyone for being so kind to a rookie like me :)
1. Step 1: ran configupload on both the switches. Opened the text files on NOtepad++ and extracted the ZONE INFORMATION. Then compared the zone information with WINMERGE (nice tool i must say). NOted the zones that were present in one switch and absent in the other switch.
2. Logged into brocade web tools ... went into zone configuration (the switch where we had additional entries) , noted every single entry , their names , their aliases , port numbers .. etc etc..
3. ran portdisable command and disabled the ISL ports on both switches
4. Removed the zones that were identified (via brocade web tools)
5. Saved and enabled the configuration (via brocade web tools)
6. Then ran portenable and enabled both the ISL ports
7. ALL SET ................................ the ISL ports (E ports) are now talking to each other as if they were long lost lovers ....
8. The fabrics merged into one .... my god this is like creating the universe . i wonder if GOD is a technical guy like us ....
I thank everyone again and specially my mentor and my guide Mr. Amol (he happened to be there with me ) and Mr. Ashish from work who were there with me sharing all the valuable inputs.
Thanks to all guys in this forum ... I LOVE BROCADE :)
07-21-2014 03:08 PM
I had to comment on this... borntobewild... this write up is just awesome! :)