Sun Qlogic HBA + Compaq/HP SAN Switch Issues

From: Bruno S. Delbono (Bruno.S.Delbono@Mail.AC)
Date: Fri Feb 24 2006 - 00:16:44 EST

Hi Gurus,

I need some help and promise that I'll summarize. I recently acquired
two used Storedge T3 (9 x 36 GB FC-AL), a Netra T1 with a QLogic (ifp0)
SAN HBA card and a Compaq/HP 1 GB/s 8-EL Switch [*]. I am running
Solaris 9 on the server and have installed SAN 4.4.8 for Solaris 9.

I've created a raid 0 volume on the T3 and if I connect the T3 directly
to the Netra's SAN HBA card...I can see my new volume/disk. So...this
works (using FC-AL loop).

BUT, if I connect the T3 and the netra to the Fiber Switch, Solaris
cannot see the disk. Here's what I get in /var/adm/messages (tons of
these).

Feb 23 18:32:46 san scsi: [ID 243001 kern.info]
/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/SUNW,ifp@f (ifp0):
Feb 23 18:32:46 san Loop reconfigure in progress
Feb 23 18:32:46 san scsi: [ID 243001 kern.warning] WARNING:
/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/SUNW,ifp@f (ifp0):
Feb 23 18:32:46 san mbox cmd failed for alpa: 0xef, rval: 0x4006
Feb 23 18:32:46 san scsi: [ID 243001 kern.info]
/pci@1f,0/pci@1/pci@1/SUNW,ifp@f (ifp0):
Feb 23 18:32:46 san Unable to allocate target structure for switch
setting 0
Feb 23 18:32:46 san reason: Unable to get port database

Here's the uname -a:

SunOS san 5.9 Generic_117171-07 sun4u sparc SUNW,UltraSPARC-IIi-cEngine

The switch can see both the Netra's SAN card "and" the T3. I've created
the a zone with both their WWN's but for some reason I keep getting
these errors and am unable to see the disk.

PS - This is a Fabric Switch. Do I need cfgadm -al to configure it (if I
can around this problem)? Or do I need luxadm insert?

I've spent a lot of time going over reports on sunsolve, hp.com's
support but I have come up with zilch. I don't understand why this works
directly but fails to work. Here's a screenshot in case it helps.

http://www.open-systems.org/users/bruno/SANerror.JPG

I would sincerely appreciate any help. Better yet, IOU a beer if you can
help me figure this out.

[*] -
http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?&lang=en&cc=us&prodTypeId=12169&prodSeriesId=311232&lang=en&cc=us

Thanks again

Warm Regards, 

--
Bruno Delbono
Open-Systems Group
http://www.open-systems.org/users/bruno/
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