Friday, March 21, 2014

Ephraim Iverson: How do I locate an IBM FC hba and driver from an EMC GRAB or AIX console

To find the IBM part number and driver level used to identify what HBA you are using and driver loaded, do the following:

1. run lscfg-vp at the AIX console or locate the lscfg -vp file in the EMC grab
2. In the output locate the fcs you wish to identify.
3. locate the customer card ID number, for the HBA type and the (Z9) for the driver number.

fcs6             U5796.001.1028194-P1-C4-T1                                      FC Adapter

        Part Number.................10N8620
        Serial Number...............1B84XXXXXX
        Manufacturer................001B
        EC Level....................D76625
        Customer Card ID Number.....5759
        FRU Number.................. 10N8620
        Device Specific.(ZM)........3
        Network Address.............10000000CXXXXXXX
        ROS Level and ID............02C8277A
        Device Specific.(Z0)........1036406D
        Device Specific.(Z1)........00000000
        Device Specific.(Z2)........00000000
        Device Specific.(Z3)........03000909
        Device Specific.(Z4)........FFC01231
        Device Specific.(Z5)........02C8277A
        Device Specific.(Z6)........06C12715
        Device Specific.(Z7)........07C1277A
        Device Specific.(Z8)........20000000C9XXXXXXX
        Device Specific.(Z9)........BS2.71X10
        Device Specific.(ZA)........B1F2.70A5
        Device Specific.(ZB)........B2F2.71X10
        Device Specific.(ZC)........00000000
        Hardware Location Code......U5796.001.1028194-P1-C4-T1





By: Ephraim Iverson, Storage Architect

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

How to connect (2) XIV storage systems to a Dual Fabric SAN


By: Ephraim Iverson








Storage Hostname PORT CONFIG SAN Switch Switch Slot







XIV_02 1:FC_Port:4:1 Target F1-CORE 1:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:4:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:4:3 Target F2-CORE 1:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:4:4 Initiator


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:5:1 Target F1-CORE 1:24

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:5:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:5:3 Target F2-CORE 1:24

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:5:4 Initiator


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:6:1 Target F1-CORE 2:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:6:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:6:3 Target F2-CORE 2:7

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:6:4 Initiator


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:7:1 Target F1-CORE 2:7

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:7:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:7:3 Target F2-CORE 2:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:7:4 Initiator


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:8:1 Target F1-CORE 3:13

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:8:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:8:3 Target F2-CORE 3:13

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:8:4 Initiator


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:9:1 Target F1-CORE 3:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:9:2 Target


XIV_02 1:FC_Port:9:3 Target F2-CORE 3:4

XIV_02 1:FC_Port:9:4 Initiator








XIV_01 1:FC_Port:4:1 Target F1-CORE 1:11

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:4:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:4:3 Target F2-CORE 1:11

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:4:4 Initiator


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:5:1 Target F1-CORE 1:28

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:5:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:5:3 Target F2-CORE 1:28

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:5:4 Initiator


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:6:1 Target F1-CORE 1:22

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:6:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:6:3 Target F2-CORE 1:22

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:6:4 Initiator


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:7:1 Target F1-CORE 2:22

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:7:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:7:3 Target F2-CORE 2:22

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:7:4 Initiator


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:8:1 Target F1-CORE 3:31

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:8:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:8:3 Target F2-CORE 3:6

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:8:4 Initiator


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:9:1 Target F1-CORE 3:28

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:9:2 Target


XIV_01 1:FC_Port:9:3 Target F2-CORE 3:28

XIV_01 1:FC_Port:9:4 Initiator