Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

Both as 'layer replication'

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

Next thing I would check is partner_fc_port_mask found with cli command lssystem 

Both as 'layer replication'

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

i have those values on both system:

partner_fc_port_mask 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100
partnership_exclusion_threshold 315

Next thing I would check is partner_fc_port_mask found with cli command lssystem 

Both as 'layer replication'

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

I don't know which 2 ports you want to use for replication, but perhaps you could try to include port 1 and 2 in the port_mask as well.

i have those values on both system:

partner_fc_port_mask 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100
partnership_exclusion_threshold 315

Next thing I would check is partner_fc_port_mask found with cli command lssystem 

Both as 'layer replication'

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

is use port 3 and 4. I try to include port 1 and 2 but nothing happens

I don't know which 2 ports you want to use for replication, but perhaps you could try to include port 1 and 2 in the port_mask as well.

i have those values on both system:

partner_fc_port_mask 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111100
partnership_exclusion_threshold 315

Next thing I would check is partner_fc_port_mask found with cli command lssystem 

Both as 'layer replication'

Could it be possible that the FS5300 systems have layer : storage (instead of replication)? 

Yuo can check this with lssystem | grep layer 

IBM_FlashSystem:FS5300:superuser>lssystem | grep layer
layer replication

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

I agree with last comment from T Masteen,

Did you use WWPNs from Host IO permitted = yes ? Check your WWPNs with command lstargetportfc?

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane

Yes i use the physical port

Effective configuration:
 cfg:   ProA
 zone:  QOSH1_FS5300_INTERCONNECT
                50:05:07:68:12:13:9f:a1
                50:05:07:68:12:13:9f:9f
                50:05:07:68:12:13:a2:b0
                50:05:07:68:12:13:a2:af

It seems is not possible to create partnership or HA storage partition using the GUI (no button, empty selection box) when using fiber channel as interconnect despite the cli command 'lspartnershipcandidate' showing the remote storage (may be i did something wrong but did not find the cause)

I succeeded to configure the HA using cli command. Here the procedure

1. share certificates

  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-5x00/9.1.0?topic=replication-partnerships
  use scp/sftp to copy certificate over
  
  chsystemcertstore -export -scope internal_communication
  mktruststore -file /tmp/certificate.pem -restapi on -name <remote_cluster_name>

2. create partnership

  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-5x00/9.1.0?topic=partnerships-using-fibre-channel-connectivity

  mkfcpartnership -linkbandwidthmbits <link_bandwidth_in_mbps> -backgroundcopyrate <percentage> <remote_system_id | remote_system_name>

3. reset replication pool id of both storage

  chmdiskgrp -resetreplicationpoollinkuid <pool_id)

4. link pool with the volume policy

  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-5x00/9.1.0?topic=replication-pool-links

5. create quorum jar for partner, upload then deploy quorum

  https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/flashsystem-5x00/9.1.0?topic=quorum-ip-application
  use ftp/scp to retreive the jar file in /dumps directory

  mkquorumapp -partnersystem <remote system ID or name>

6. create a replicationpolicy

  mkreplicationpolicy -topology 2-site-ha -location1system <name or ID of one system> -location1iogrp 0 -location2system <name or ID of other system> -location2iogrp 0

7. create the storage partition with the replicationpolicy

  mkpartition -name ha_partition -replicationpolicy <HA policy ID or name>

I agree with last comment from T Masteen,

Did you use WWPNs from Host IO permitted = yes ? Check your WWPNs with command lstargetportfc?

Hi, 

The two system can see each other via the SAN zonning. I dedicated 2 port per nodes for the system to system connection and i can see those in 'connectivity'.

When it try to create a partnership (or an HA policy) there is no proposal (the selection is empty and the create partnership button is not there). i'm running 9.1.0.1

Can i have some help ?

-Stephane