Update: The fibre adapters were perfectly fine ( as suspected ). SAN team moved fibre cables from the original SAN switch it was currently in, into another SAN switch and the luns appeared.
Funnily...
No, didn't use any protection caps.
I'm going out tomorrow, so, will definitely try different PCI slots, and clean out any dust in the optical connectors.
Will let you know guys know how it goes.
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Yes, no link,connectivity,communication to the fabric switch. SAN guys cannot establish a "link" or "connectivity" from the adapter to the switch.
I will go out tomorrow and do "SAN Zone Support"...
Bakunin, the SAN team advised me they don't do port mapping. They do WWN mapping. So, whatever port they plug into shouldn't matter. (I'm not 100% sure of this). Think of it like this. Fabric switch...
-I don't believe we used the same switch ports
-We are using brocade silkworm...forgot model
-the SAN team advised their settings are the same as the adapter that is currently working
-they have...