Don Intellys
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And, just so everyone knows, this is wicked fast. I was using iSCSI for so long, I forgot how fast external storage can actually be.
Does anyone use freenas with an FC switch, say a HP switch? And, will freenas 10.0 work with FC also??
Up until I revisited this post I thought I was stuck on FreeNAS 9.10.2.x...your setup sounds pretty sweet, a lot more than I can afford for a home lab but I'm using QLogic QLE2564 in my FreeNAS and 2 Brocade 815's in each of my two VMware hosts, back-to-back with no FC switches and it works quite well. Now that you've shared your config details I'll be able to go to FreeNAS 11, thanks very much!
These are screen shots of my fibre channel configuration.
http://www.qlogic.com/Resources/Documents/DataSheets/Adapters/datasheet_2500_Series_Adapter.pdf
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sorry for hijacking the post a little bit. I have no previous experiences of FC and FC switch. I have did what Aran said in the post but i have no idea what i should do with my brocade switch.
can anyone tell the basic flows/steps ? such as setup zone? and etc
I believe I can look up the cli guides online.
I couldn't use the ezswitch software because some java related issue.
It was found that BIOS in QLogic HBA does not register FC-4 type in FC name server, that made them impossible to boot from FreeNAS. It should be workarounded in FreeNAS 11.1.
It was found that BIOS in QLogic HBA does not register FC-4 type in FC name server, that made them impossible to boot from FreeNAS. It should be workarounded in FreeNAS 11.1.
Yes, I believe so. FreeNAS expected each host register in FC name server its capabilities as required by FC specifications, while QLogic HBA BIOS does not bother to do it while booting. Updated driver in FreeNAS 11.1 uses different, more complicated, scanning method, allowing to handle such cases.So the issue lays inside of the QLogic HBA itself, and not from FreeNAS limitations?
Yes, I believe so. FreeNAS expected each host register in FC name server its capabilities as required by FC specifications, while QLogic HBA BIOS does not bother to do it while booting. Updated driver in FreeNAS 11.1 uses different, more complicated, scanning method, allowing to handle such cases.
There is 11.1-RC1 already on downloads site. Release is planned in few weeks.Interesting. So you think it's Beta time?
Hi Mav,There is 11.1-RC1 already on downloads site. Release is planned in few weeks.