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Connecting to SAN for Clustering
Hi, just to check with you guys. I take over some project and found out that there is a SAN Switch (HP StorageWorks 8/8 SAN Switch) and a SAN Storage (HP Storageworks MSA 2000). But no one knows how to access to the SAN Storage. (not sure of the password, IP address).
If so, how do i go about accessing to the Storage Work to configure? There is one server that is connected to the SAN.
I need this to used for clustering. Any help? thanks
If so, how do i go about accessing to the Storage Work to configure? There is one server that is connected to the SAN.
I need this to used for clustering. Any help? thanks
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I manage to login to the switch via console. But what should I do next? I using hyperterminal. Thanks
Did you find out the Ip of the msa? After you find out you can open a browser, type in the Ip, login, and from there you can manage the san, see what vdisk and volumes exist.
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MSA is the switch? or the SAN Storage? I manage to get the switch IP address using serial. And if i use the other server to ping the switch, i cannot ping it. thanks
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Fibre Channel SAN switch probably isn't even plugged into the LAN so would normally be un-pingable. Anyway you need to connect to the MSA's web GUI first.
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andyalder, how do i connect to the MSA web GUI?
CarlosDominguez:i manage to get the IP address of the switch but not the SAN Storage. I get it through command prompt. I not sure whether the SAN Storage had console for me to plug in... I will check it out tomorrow.
CarlosDominguez:i manage to get the IP address of the switch but not the SAN Storage. I get it through command prompt. I not sure whether the SAN Storage had console for me to plug in... I will check it out tomorrow.
If you look at the back of your MSA, you should see a port labeled CLI. it requires a special cable that came with the msa. hopefully you have it.
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Hi andyalder, I m not using dhcp server. Will tried to look for e cable (mini usb and 9 way cable) n see whether can connect. If can, I be using hyper terminal also? No userid n password needed?
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I can't find the mini usb to serial cable. What can I do? On the server (which shared out e quorum), I can launch e MPIO configuration. Would that help?
I install e storageworks command view EVA, but when I login, it say no storage systems are visible to this management server.
I install e storageworks command view EVA, but when I login, it say no storage systems are visible to this management server.
Command View EVA is for EVAs, not MSAs.
Were the LAN ports of the MSA wired in before you started? If not it may still be HCP in which case you can use a laptop with a DHP server on it.
Maybe the switch is unzoned and the LUNs presented to "all hosts" although they shouldn't be, if so you might be able to see the LUNs on the new host.
Were the LAN ports of the MSA wired in before you started? If not it may still be HCP in which case you can use a laptop with a DHP server on it.
Maybe the switch is unzoned and the LUNs presented to "all hosts" although they shouldn't be, if so you might be able to see the LUNs on the new host.
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Andyalder, what u mean by HCP n HCP server? LAN port is already plug in. And one of the server is hosted one of the shared disk in e MSA. I really lost.
By e way, what is e diff between MSA n EVA?
By e way, what is e diff between MSA n EVA?
Bad keyboard, was meant to be DHCP. Your's isn't much better, keeps missing "th" off the front of "the".
MSA2000 is a re-badged Dot Hill box, EVA is genuine HP/Compaq/DEC StorageWorks. EVA is managed inband MSA2000 needs the LAN port to manage it.
MSA2000 is a re-badged Dot Hill box, EVA is genuine HP/Compaq/DEC StorageWorks. EVA is managed inband MSA2000 needs the LAN port to manage it.
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anyother way? because my DC wasnt configure as a DHCP... Any other way to see the configuration of MSA2000?
How big's the subnet it's on? You could open a browser to every IP address possible until you get the SMU. Or as Carlos said use a network scanner that pings everything on the subnet, thne you can look in your ARP table for a Dot Hill MA address (I don't think they use a HP assigned address since it's OEM'ed.
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What is a dot hill MA address? So as confirm, there will be a ip address being assigned to e MSA n the switch right? I only manage to console into the switch to get e ip address of e switch using a console cable but I dun have e usb to serial cable to console to the MSA.. Sigh..
I'm sorry but you're beyond hope, you can't cope with me missing the C off the end of "MAC address" even though it's something you look for in the ARP table (so it could only have been meant to be IP or MAC) and yet you miss loads of characters out yourself. You'll have to buy a replacement serial cable since you don't or won't try any of the workarounds to find its IP address.
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