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  • 1.  PBHA FC backend + iscsi ethernet hosts

    Posted Mon October 28, 2024 01:39 PM
    Hello Community,
    we configured PBHA today. Is it correct that iSCSI Ethernet hosts are not supported?
     
    Our two 5045 flashstore systems are connected with 16GB FC. The vmware esxi hosts are connected with 10GB Ethernet.
     
    Thank you


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    Thomas Jung
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  • 2.  RE: PBHA FC backend + iscsi ethernet hosts

    Posted Wed November 06, 2024 08:49 AM

    Hello Thomas,

    that's correct.

    It is documented in IBM Documentation article "Planning high availability":

    […]

    • Only Fibre Channel SCSI hosts can be configured in a storage partition that is configured for high availability.

    […]



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    Best regards, 

    Christian Schroeder
    IBM Storage Virtualize Support with Passion
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  • 3.  RE: PBHA FC backend + iscsi ethernet hosts

    Posted 3 days ago

    Storage Virtualize Version 9.1.0 does provide support for iSCSI Hosts in a PHBA partition.

    • Only the SCSI hosts connected through Fibre Channel or iSCSI can be configured in a storage partition that is configured for high availability.

    https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/sanvolumecontroller/9.1.0?topic=availability-planning-high



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    Uwe Schreiber
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    SVA System Vertrieb Alexander
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