HP StorageWorks C-Series Fabric Switches for SAN-OS 3.3(1c) and FabricWare 2.1(3) Release Notes (AA-RWEHN-TE, July 2008)

10 MDS Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes
HP Virtual Connect Fibre Channel Module for c-Class
BladeSystem and Qlogic Mezzanine HBAs
When using Qlogic mezzanine HBAs with Virtual Connect on the same C-Series switch with its
target on the same switch/VSAN, NPIV addresses are limited to 256. To scale beyond 256
addresses, for proper operation the C-Series switch commands below must be executed on the
VSAN to which VC-FC is connected.
Note:
If Qlogic HBAs are connected to the same switch and same VSAN as VC-FC and the target for
the HBA(s) is also on the same switch and the same VSAN, you must have the minimum driver
versions listed below. This includes HBA mezzanine cards connected to VC-FC and other
Qlogic HBAs connected to the desired VSAN.
Miniumum driver versions required:
Windows HBA driver: 9.1.0.11/9.1.0.16
Solaris HBA driver: 4.08
Linux 2.4 kernel HBA driver: 7.07.00
Linux 2.6.14 HBA driver: 8.01.00b6
Netware: 6.80d
VMware ESX HBA driver: 7.07.04
HP-UX HBA driver: latest supported version
Alpha HBA driver: recommend version by storage/switch vendor
HBAs with a Qlogic chipset on the same switch and same VSAN as VC-FC are not supported
unless the HBA is capable of supporting a common FCID domain and area as its target. If you
are uncertain whether an HBA contains a Qlogic chipset, consult your storage representative.
Caution:
Implementing the following commands is disruptive and will suspend the VSAN to which VC-
FC is connected. All devices in the VSAN will momentarily lose connectivity to the switch.
After the VSAN is re-enabled, some devices will acquire a different FCID. Special consideration
must be taken for operating systems and devices requiring persistent FCIDs.
1. Log into the CLI of the Cisco MDS switch with admin privileges.
2. Execute the following commands for the desired VSAN:
switch#
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# no fcdomain fcid persistent vsan <1-4094>
switch(config)# fcinterop fcid-allocation flat
switch(config)# vsan database
switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan <1-4094> suspend
switch(config-vsan-db)# no vsan <1-4094> suspend
switch(config-vsan-db)# exit
switch(config)# fcdomain fcid persistent vsan <1-4094>
switch(config)# exit
switch# copy running-config startup-config
switch#