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esxi 5.0 not able to detect FCoE LUN from 3210

SCOTTXIAO — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:03:27 GMT

Hi Team,I have a question regarding the FCoE/CNA with netapp3210,anybody can advise please ? I have a pair of filer 3210, installed FcoE license. NFS and iscsi tested ok. Now moving to FCOE.2 UTA connected to nexus 5548U, and I can see the connections.I have also brocade CNA card installed on ibm 3650 m4 servers with esxi 5.0 . But I cannot detect the storage from esxi host when I did a rescan. The LUN on filer has the initiator information of the CNA cards added and igroup as well. Nexus switch’s show flogi database and zoneset all looks ok. I feel something might be missing on the filer configuration, any advice please? Thanks

sh vsan 2001 membership

vsan 2001 interfaces:

fc1/31 fc1/32 vfc3 vfc4

vfc5 vfc6

sh fcoe

Global FCF details

FCF-MAC is 00:2a:6a:0f:fa:40

FC-MAP is 0e:fc:00

FCF Priority is 128

FKA Advertisement period for FCF is 8 seconds

VFC MAC details

vfc3 FCF-MAC is 00:2a:6a:0f:fa:6a

vfc4 FCF-MAC is 00:2a:6a:0f:fa:69

vfc5 FCF-MAC is 00:2a:6a:0f:fa:6b

vfc6 FCF-MAC is 00:2a:6a:0f:fa:6c

sh flogi data

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTERFACE VSAN FCID PORT NAME NODE NAME

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

vfc4 2001 0xd90060 50:0a:09:82:88:c9:92:0f 50:0a:09:80:88:c9:92:0f

vfc5 2001 0xd90000 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 20:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99

vfc6 2001 0xd90020 10:00:8c:7c:ff:30:04:0d 20:00:8c:7c:ff:30:04:0d

Total number of flogi = 3.

Nexus5548-B# fcping pwwn 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 vsan 2001

28 bytes from 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 time = 236 usec

28 bytes from 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 time = 210 usec

28 bytes from 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 time = 209 usec

28 bytes from 10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 time = 197 usec

Re: esxi 5.0 not able to detect FCoE LUN from 3210

SCOTTXIAO — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:07:07 GMT

-3210a> igroup show iGroup_FCoE_01

iGroup_FCoE_01 (FCP) (ostype: vmware):

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fd (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:84:3d (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:30:04:0d (logged in on: vtic)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fc (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:98 (not logged in)

Re: esxi 5.0 not able to detect FCoE LUN from 3210

VKALVEMULA — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:52:36 GMT

do a "shut" and "no shut" on these below WWN ports

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fd (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:84:3d (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fc (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:98 (not logged in)

once you disable and enable these ports, Filer should detect them under "igroup show" command.

even after disable and enable, Filer is not detecting the WWNs, then try to move those cables to a different port and try the above activity.

this should resolve your issue.

Re: esxi 5.0 not able to detect FCoE LUN from 3210

SCOTTXIAO — Wed, 08 May 2013 03:37:28 GMT

Thanks for reply, I have 2 connections from each server and 2 from netapp filers, for the 2 nexus, so the below shows not all logged in . but even for th3 wwn which are already logged in, the esxi still not able to detect the LUN. I have triedot shut and no shut for vfc 3 - 6 ports with any changes....

any advice please? thanks

igroup show

iGroup_FCoE_01 (FCP) (ostype: vmware):

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:98 (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:84:3c (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:30:04:0c (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fc (not logged in)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:84:3d (logged in on: vtic, 1a)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:10:fd (logged in on: vtic, 1a)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:30:04:0d (logged in on: vtic, 1b)

10:00:8c:7c:ff:20:c0:99 (not logged in)

iGroup_iSCSI_SQL (iSCSI) (ostype: windows):

iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:sql01 (not logged in)

iGroup_vmware_iscsi (iSCSI) (ostype: vmware):

iqn.1998-01.com.vmware (not logged in)

5548-B# fcping pwwn 50:0a:09:82:98:c9:92:0f vsan 2001

28 bytes from 50:0a:09:82:98:c9:92:0f time = 148 usec

28 bytes from 50:0a:09:82:98:c9:92:0f time = 185 usec

-Nexus5548-B# fcping pwwn 50:0a:09:82:88:c9:92:0f vsan 2001

28 bytes from 50:0a:09:82:88:c9:92:0f time = 148 usec

28 bytes from 50:0a:09:82:88:c9:92:0f time = 141 usec

28 bytes from 50:0a:09:82:88:c9:92:0f time = 228 usec

Nexus5548-B#

-3210b> ifconfig e1a

e1a: flags=0x8f48867<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,TCPCKSUM> mtu 1500

ether 02:a0:98:3d:9b:fc (auto-10g_twinax-fd-up) flowcontrol full

trunked VIF-b

s-3210b> ifconfig e1b

e1b: flags=0x8f48867<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,TCPCKSUM> mtu 1500

ether 02:a0:98:3d:9b:fc (auto-10g_twinax-fd-up) flowcontrol full

trunked VIF-b

3210b> ifconfig VIF-b

VIF-b: flags=0x24f48863<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,MULTICAST,TCPCKSUM,NOWINS> mtu 1500

inet 192.168.10.132 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.10.255

partner vif-a (not in use)

ether 02:a0:98:3d:9b:fc (Enabled interface groups)

-3210b>

Re: esxi 5.0 not able to detect FCoE LUN from 3210

VKALVEMULA — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:37:01 GMT

can you paste the o/p of "storage show adapter " from Filer.