[Linux-cluster] connect server to fiber channel storage (HP MSA1500)

[Vlad]

Hello linux-cluster,

  How can I connect server to fiber channel storage (HP MSA1500) ???
  Which is device name for disk drives via FC connections ???

  On server I have installed RHEL 2.1 U6 with qla2300.o driver:

-----------------------------------------------------------------
[root at dl585cl1 proc]# cat /proc/modules
e1000                  78204   0 (unused)
bcm5700               109996   2
mptscsih               41072   0
mptbase                43200   3 [mptscsih]
qla2300               705888   0
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------
[root at dl585cl1 qla2300]# cat /proc/scsi/qla2300/0
QLogic PCI to Fibre Channel Host Adapter for QLA2340 :
        Firmware version:  3.03.01, Driver version 7.01.01-RH1
Entry address = f880a060
HBA: QLA2312 , Serial# T79863
Request Queue = 0x362d0000, Response Queue = 0x362c0000
Request Queue count= 512, Response Queue count= 512
Total number of active commands = 0
Total number of interrupts = 6028
Total number of IOCBs (used/max) = (0/600)
Total number of queued commands = 0
    Device queue depth = 0x20
Number of free request entries = 63
Number of mailbox timeouts = 0
Number of ISP aborts = 0
Number of loop resyncs = 8
Number of retries for empty slots = 0
Number of reqs in pending_q= 0, retry_q= 0, done_q= 0, scsi_retry_q= 0
Host adapter:loop state= <READY>, flags= 0x860813
Dpc flags = 0x0
MBX flags = 0x0
SRB Free Count = 4096
Link down Timeout = 008
Port down retry = 030
Login retry count = 030
Commands retried with dropped frame(s) = 0
Configured characteristic impedence: 50 ohms
Configured data rate: 1-2 Gb/sec auto-negotiate

SCSI Device Information:
scsi-qla0-adapter-node=200000e08b1ed735;
scsi-qla0-adapter-port=210000e08b1ed735;
scsi-qla0-target-0=500508b30090e751;

SCSI LUN Information:
(Id:Lun)  * - indicates lun is not registered with the OS.
( 0: 0): Total reqs 9, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 0:0:81,
( 0: 1): Total reqs 7784, Pending reqs 0, flags 0x0, 0:0:81,
-----------------------------------------------------------------


-- 
Best regards,
 Vlad                          mailto:vlad at nkmz.donetsk.ua