CX3-80, Brocade, QLogix and Emulex

Yes, exactly.

Thanks
Consty

what do you mean by "remove blades in the configuration" ? Do you remove them from active zone config ?

ok, just to clarify a few things ..IBM box logs in fine to the switch, you create zones, activate ..etc , but when you look in Connectivity status in Clariion ..you dont' see IBM's hbas? Is that correct ?

I executed "cfgmgr" without "v" option many times before Connectitvity Status.
How to refresh the array ? Is it from Navisphere ?
Thanks

right click on the array and select "Update now"

Yes

Thanks

can you run cfgmgr -v ...i am just thinking that maybe this will tickle AIX and force it to login to the SP. Refresh the array before going into Connectivity status.

Excuse me ignornace, but does the "blade" have an intergated fiber channel switch that the blade servers use? And this is where you zone the blade servers to the clariion?

How do you connect the new server to the intergated blade switch? Do you see it logged in on the switch? Can an intergrated switch have external connections from another server?

What does the blade manufacture say about this?

regards,

glen kelley

Thanks Dynamox,
It worked, seems the solution was to refresh the array.
Regards
Consty

1) Does the "blade" have an intergated fiber channel switch that the blade servers use?
Answer is YES

2) And this is where you zone the blade servers to the clariion?
Answer is YES (as an external switch)

3)How do you connect the new server to the integrated blade switch?
Answer is the integrated swith has 6 external connexions (ports).

4) What does the blade manufacture say about this?
I don't understand the question.

Anyway, the integrated switch has the same function as an external one,
the only difference is that Blade servers are connected to it through internal
connexions and the rest (CX, external servers) are connected via external ports.

Regards
Consty

In other words you have a host-to-switch-to-switch-to-array connection. So how are you managing the switch-to-switch connection? Are you zoning on the blade-integrated switch and on the core SAN switch? Are you using ISL?