Re: Status of qlogic tcp/ip (fc0) support

[r35157anc3 <leo@leosandbox.org>]

I've isolated myself from the SAN network and I'm operating in my own 
private subnet. It's just my server, the FC controller, and a hard drive 
connected to the controller.

I want to connect to devices interfaced with the FC over IP. I have a 
hard drive interfaced with a qla 2300 controller. Now that I have the FC 
setup for IP, how would I mount that disk?

Perhaps I'm going about this all wrong though. I always thought IP was 
an alternative to SCSI for FC. Usually, I mount my SCSI devices. If I'm 
not going to use SCSI, then how do I use it if not by mounting?

Thanks for being so helpful,
&Leo();

Fabien Salvi wrote:

> You can communicate with other servers on the same SAN network also 
> using FC-IP.
> I don't understand what you mean with "mount" ?
> You have nothing to mount, it's a network interface like any other one 
> to use classic IP protocol.
>
> It has nothing to do with iSCSI or something like that...
>
>
> r35157anc3 a écrit:
>
>> Thanks very much. I've made it as far as setting up the network 
>> devices. I now have fc0 network device and with an internal ip, but I 
>> can't figure out how I am supposed to mount it? I can mount it over 
>> scsi?  What if I am trying to access the fc remotely? I guess I just 
>> don't understand, but beyond setting up the qla2xip kernel drivers, 
>> the documentation doesn't say much.
>>
>> &Leo();
>>
>>
>> Fabien Salvi wrote:
>>
>>> Hello, I've CC the email to the list, other people could be 
>>> interested...
>>>
>>> Well, it wasn't very difficult.
>>> After building qla2?00.o with IP option and building qlaip, you just 
>>> have to load these 2 modules.
>>> Then, you can see a new network interface (see ifconfig -a).
>>> You can use it like any ethernet devices...
>>>
>>> You may also encounter difficulties related to FC connection between 
>>> your servers. In my test, I was using Qlogic Sanbox2 switch with 
>>> broadcasting activated.
>>>
>>>
>>> r35157anc3 a écrit:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> Do you know where I can get instructions on setting up ip for qla? 
>>>> I configured the qla ip drivers. I just can't figure out how to 
>>>> mount after setting it up.
>>>>
>>>> &Leo();
>>>
>
>

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