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July 8th, 2020 01:00
Zoning with Scv3020 dell compellent
Hello,
thanks in advance:-
I have two dell R730 servers with dual HBA ports, one brocade 300 switch and scv3020 dell storage with 4 HBA ports.
in order to create the fault domain 1:-
Server1-Port1 connected to switch port 1
server2-port2 connected to switch port 2
Topcontroller port 1 connected to switch port 4
top controller port 3 connected to switch port 6
bottom controller port 1 connected to switch port 3
bottom controller port 3 connected to switch port 5
First question:- does this above cable connection is ok?
Now, I did a zoning on brocade switch want to know is it correct way to do it?:-
alicreate "TopControllerPort1","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:05"
alicreate "TopControllerPort3","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:07"
alicreate "BottomControllerPort1","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:19"
alicreate "BottomControllerPort3","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:1b"
alicreate "Host1_P1","21:00:34:80:0d:6f:95:4f"
alicreate "Host2_P1","21:00:34:80:0d:6f:8a:93"
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Zone Create:-
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST1","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort1"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort3"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort1"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort3"
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST2","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort1"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort3"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort1"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort3"
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zoneset................
cfgcreate "ESXI_Cluster","ESXI_HOST1;ESXI_HOST2"
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cfgsave
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cfgenable "ESXI_Cluster"
Dell-DylanJ
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July 8th, 2020 12:00
Hello,
I looked at the config, and I believe it's correct. However, I went ahead and had a buddy of mine from the Compellent support team give it a look, just so that we could be more certain. He told me that he also believed that your configuration is correct.
duahimanshu816
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July 9th, 2020 09:00
Hello DylanJ,
thanks for your reply.
I did the same, but on the storage gave the error " all path to the host are down" all ports are down.
but, all were physically connected to switch and all were up.
then i searched on google , gone through so many article and videos and found that i have to do the virtual zoning as well with physical zoning. when i finished zoning all port were showing up and i able to map the volume. but, Now, there is one error showing i.e. " Controller ports for this Storage Center are currently unbalanced due to a failover. Rebalance Ports"
please help me to understand what could be the issue what should i do? i have mentioned below the zoning for your reference.
secondly why do we need virtual wwn? or am i doing something wrong?
alicreate "TopControllerPort1_Physical","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:05"
alicreate "TopControllerPort3_Physical","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:07"
alicreate "BottomControllerPort1_Physical","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:19"
alicreate "BottomControllerPort3_Physical","50:00:d3:10:04:6e:78:1b"
alicreate "Host1_P1","21:00:34:80:0d:6f:95:4f"
alicreate "Host2_P1","21:00:34:80:0d:6f:8a:93"
virtual port
alicreate "TopControllerPort1_Virtual","50:00:D3:10:04:6E:78:2D"...
alicreate "BottomControllerPort1_Virtual","50:00:D3:10:04:6E:78:2E"..
alicreate "TopControllerPort3_Virtual", "50:00:D3:10:04:6E:78:2F"...
alicreate "BottomControllerPort3_Virtual","50:00:D3:10:04:6E:78:30"....
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Zone Create:-
Physical Zone
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST1_Physical","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort1_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Physical","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort3_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Physical","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort1_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Physical","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort3_Physical"
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST2_Physical","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort1_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Physical","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort3_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Physical","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort1_Physical"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Physical","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort3_Physical"
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Virtual ZOne.....
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST1_Virtual","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort1_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Vitual","Host1_P1;TopControllerPort3_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Virtual","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort1_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST1_Virtual","Host1_P1;BottomControllerPort3_Virtual"
zonecreate "ESXI_HOST2_Virtual","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort1_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Virtual","Host2_P1;TopControllerPort3_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Virtual","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort1_Virtual"
zoneadd "ESXI_HOST2_Virtual","Host2_P1;BottomControllerPort3_Virtual"
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zoneset................
cfgcreate "ESXI_Cluster","ESXI_HOST1_Physical;ESXI_HOST2_Physical"
cfgadd "ESXI_Cluster","ESXI_HOST1_Virtual;ESXI_HOST2_Virtual"
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cfgsave
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cfgenable "ESXI_Cluster"
Dell-DylanJ
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July 9th, 2020 15:00
Rebalancing the ports in DSM would be the direction to go. If I were to hazard a guess, it would be that the virtual ports are unbalanced.
As for the virtual ports themselves, they're there to make migration simpler. A virtual port can migrate to another physical port and save reconfiguration time/effort. They'll roam the physical ports while preferred ports are corrected.
For getting into the specifics, I'd have to recommend contacting Compellent support (1 (800) 945-3355). You'll just need the service tag of either controller. Compellent had recommended a review session before doing any reconfiguration.
Page 243 of the DSM manual may also be of use to you: https://dell.to/2W4J67k
It details some fail-over and port management procedures that may be of assistance.