On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 03:39:18PM +0530, rahul wrote: > On Monday 27 December 2010 07:31 PM, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote: >> On Sun, Dec 26, 2010 at 10:14:21AM -0800, Rudy Gevaert wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm trying to use a qlogic hba to do offloading. I don't fully >>> understand >>> anything. I am following the readme file. The following things aren't >>> clear to me: >>> >>> 1) I get an extra interface (eth1). Should I give that interface an ip >>> address? If I don't, I can't ping the target. What is this interface >>> needed for? >>> 2) I set an ip address on the iface reported by iscsiadm: >>> r...@isis:/usr/share/doc/open-iscsi# iscsiadm -m iface >>> default tcp,<empty>,<empty>,<empty>,<empty> >>> iser iser,<empty>,<empty>,<empty>,<empty> >>> qla4xxx.00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad >>> qla4xxx,00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad,192.168.201.4,<empty>,<empty> >>> >>> r...@isis:/usr/share/doc/open-iscsi# iscsiadm -m iface -I >>> qla4xxx.00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad >>> # BEGIN RECORD 2.0-871 >>> iface.iscsi_ifacename = qla4xxx.00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad >>> iface.net_ifacename =<empty> >>> iface.ipaddress = 192.168.201.4 >>> iface.hwaddress = 00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad >>> iface.transport_name = qla4xxx >>> iface.initiatorname =<empty> >>> # END RECORD >>> >>> However, then discovery doesn't work: >>> >>> r...@isis:/usr/share/doc/open-iscsi# iscsiadm -m discovery -t st -p >>> 192.168.201.200:3260 -I qla4xxx.00:c0:dd:0e:e3:ad >>> iscsiadm: Could not offload sendtargets to 192.168.201.200. >>> >>> iscsiadm: initiator reported error (1 - unknown error) >>> >>> I'm running 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64 (Debian Squeeze) and 2.0.871.3-2squeeze1 >>> of >>> open-iscsi.. >>> >>> Any help in pointing me in the right direction is greatly appreciated. >>> >> Did you configure the qla4xxx HBA using the qlogic tools? >> I don't think you can configure it using open-iscsi/iscsiadm .. >> >> -- Pasi >> > ip address can be configured using bios. >
Yeah, configuring qla4xxx HBAs is usually a combination of doing the initial configuration from the HBA BIOS during system power on, and then doing additional configuration using Qlogic iSCSI SanSurfer or the qlogic cmdline tool, after installing qlogic drivers (and the agent) for the HBA. -- Pasi -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "open-iscsi" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/open-iscsi?hl=en.
