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The first step in the creating the initial iSCSI targets and IP Interfaces is to identify all of the online SE director ports on the PowerMax storage array.
An easy identify all online SE ports on the array using Unisphere for PowerMax is to select the PowerMax Array System Hardware. Select the FE Directors tab and filter the output for SE directors by selecting the three-bar icon on the right to bring up the filter bar. In the director filter box, enter “SE.”
In the above Unisphere output, it is shown that there are four online SE ports configured on the array—ports 28 and 29 on director 1F and ports 28 and 29 on director 2F. This example will use SE ports 1F:28 and 2F:28.
Viewing and identifying the online SE ports can be done in Solutions Enabler using the “symcfg -sid ### list -se all -port -detail” command.
PS C:\> symcfg -sid 0536 list -se all -port -detail
Symmetrix ID: 000197900536 (Local)
S Y M M E T R I X D I R E C T O R P O R T S
Flags Speed
Ident Port WWN MAC Address Type ASCR Gb/sec Status
----- ---- ---------------- ----------------- ------------ ----- ------ -------
SE-1F 28 N/A 00:60:48:23:6c:56 GigE ..-- 10 Online
SE-1F 29 N/A 00:60:48:23:6c:57 GigE ..-- 10 Online
SE-2F 28 N/A 00:60:48:22:fb:7c GigE ..-- 10 Online
SE-2F 29 N/A 00:60:48:22:fb:7d GigE ..-- 10 Online
Legend:
Flags:
(A)CLX Enabled : X = True, . = False, - = N/A
(S)how ACLX device Enabled : X = True, . = False, - = N/A
(C)HAP Enabled : X = True, . = False, - = N/A
(R)ADIUS Enabled : X = True, . = False, - = N/A
The output above shows that four ports total (ports 28 and 29 on both iSCSI directors 1F and 2F) have been configured for iSCSI (SE emulation) and are online.
Note: When a port is in a pending online state, this typically means that the director port is active but is most likely not cabled yet.
One of the key troubleshooting enhancements added to the Unisphere and Solutions Enabler SE port listing output is the SE port’s MAC Address. This greatly helps when trying to troubleshoot iSCSI connectivity issues between the host and array as the storage administrator can give the network team the SE port MAC addresses to verify if and what switch ports the SE ports are logging into. The SE port MAC address is shown in the above Solutions Enabler “symcfg -sid ### list -se all -port -detail” command and starting in Unisphere V9.2 by selecting the Array Hardware FE Directors tab and selecting a SE port. The MAC address for the selected port will appear in details window.