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Operating Systems AIX IBM AIX - SAN Storage DS4300 issue Post 302849517 by filosophizer on Monday 2nd of September 2013 03:53:49 AM
Old 09-02-2013
okay, few things,

first remember, I was unable to see the HBAs when I connected directly to the SAN Storage.
That is: PORT 0 of DUAL PORT HBA connected to Controller A
PORT 1 of DUAL PORT HBA connected to Controller B
in my DS SAN Storage Client Manager I was unable to see the HBA

What I did was, in my AIX machine
Code:
rmdev -Rdl fcs0
rmdev -Rdl fcs1
cfgmgr -v

Refresh in Storage Client Manager and I was able to see the HBAs

Next thing,
I connected after that I connected my single fiber adapter card which is Dual Port HBA as such
HBA Port 0 ---- Controller A
HBA Port 1 ---- Controller B

Did refresh on the SAN Storage Client Software and I was able to see both Ports
Port 0 : 20:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:fa
Port 1 : 20:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:f9

I tried creating only one zone
Cabling as such:
Port 0 of the Dual Port HBA is connected to SAN Switch Port 0
SAN Switch Port 8 is connected to Controller A of the SAN Storage
Now details about the ports
SAN SWITCH PORT 0: Port WWN 20:00:00:05:1e:34:47:37
HBA Port 0 : Device Port WWN [10:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:f9]
Device Node WWN [20:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:f9]



SAN Switch Port #8: Port WWN 20:08:00:05:1e:34:47:37

Devices
Device Port WWN [20:0a:00:a0:b8:12:3b:3e]
Device Node WWN [20:0a:00:a0:b8:12:3b:3d]

Currently effective configuration on the Fabric: test_zc

Zone DB Max size for the fabric - 1048576 bytes

Zone DB to be committed - 0 bytes

You have defined the following zoning database:

Aliases:
test:
Emulex Corporation 20:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:f9 Symbios Logic Inc. 20:0a:00:a0:b8:12:3b:3d

Zones:
test_z:
test

Configurations:
test_zc:
test_z


The Effective Configuration is: test_zc

The Member(s) of the Effective Configuration is (are):

Zone: test_z 20:00:00:00:c9:61:2e:f9
20:0a:00:a0:b8:12:3b:3d

Code:
# cfgmgr
Method error (/usr/lib/methods/cfgefscsi -l fscsi1 ):
        0514-061 Cannot find a child device.

unable to see the disk added from SAN storage

I am wondering if I have done it properly ?
 

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hba_getbindingsupport

HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI)	      Common Fibre Channel HBA Information Library Functions		 HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI)

NAME

       HBA_GetBindingCapability, HBA_GetBindingSupport, HBA_SetBindingSupport - return and sets binding capabilities on an HBA port

SYNOPSIS

       cc [ flag... ] file... -lHBAAPI [ library... ]
       #include <hbaapi.h>

       HBA_HANDLE HBA_GetBindingCapability(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY *pFlags);

       HBA_STATUS HBA_GetBindingSupport(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY *pFlags);

       void HBA_SetBindingSupport(HBA_HANDLE handle, HBA_WWN hbaPortWWN, HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY Flags);

PARAMETERS

       handle	       an open handle returned from HBA_OpenAdapter(3HBAAPI)

       hbaPortWWN      the Port WWN of the local HBA through which the binding capabilities implemented by the HBA is returned

       pFlags	       a pointer to an HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY structure that returns the persistent binding capabilites implemented by the HBA

       Flags	       an HBA_BIND_CAPABILITY structure containing the persistent binding capabilites to enable for the HBA

DESCRIPTION

       The HBA_GetBindingCapability() function returns the binding capabilities implemented by the HBA.

       The HBA_GetBindingSupport() function returns the currently enabled binding capabilities for the HBA.

       The  HBA_SetBindingSupport()  function  sets  the currently enabled binding capabilites for the HBA to a subset of the binding capabilities
       implemented by the HBA.

RETURN VALUES

       The HBA_GetBindingCapability() and HBA_GetBindingSupport() functions return the following values:

       HBA_STATUS_OK

	   Persistent binding capabilites have been returned.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_WWN

	   Port WWN hbaPortWWN is not a WWN contained by the HBA referenced by handle.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED

	   The HBA handle specified by handle does not support persistent binding.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR

	   An error occurred. The value of pFlags remains unchanged and points to the persistent binding capabilites.

       The HBA_SetBindingSupport() function returns:

       HBA_STATUS_OK

	   Persistent binding capabilites have been enabled.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR_ILLEGAL_WWN

	   Port WWN hbaPortWWN is not a WWN contained by the HBA referenced by handle.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR_NOT_SUPPORTED

	   The HBA handle specified by handle does not support persistent binding.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR_INCAPABLE

	   The flags argument contains a capability not implemented by the HBA.

       HBA_STATUS_ERROR

	   An error occurred.

ATTRIBUTES

       See attributes(5)  for descriptions of the following attributes:

       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     |	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |Interface Stability	     |Standard: FC-MI  1.92  (API  |
       |			     |version 1)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |			     |Standard:  FC-HBA Version 4  |
       |			     |(API version 2)		   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
       |MT-Level		     |Safe			   |
       +-----------------------------+-----------------------------+

SEE ALSO

       libhbaapi(3LIB), attributes(5)

       T11 FC-MI Specification

SunOS 5.10							    1 Sep 2003					 HBA_GetBindingCapability(3HBAAPI)
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