Tridibesh Paul
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- Aug 27, 2015
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Hello, First of all a hearty thanks to aran kaspar for making me a fan of Freenas !!!
I am new to FC SAN & do not have the money to buy a storage box. So, was looking for a software solution for my HomeLab when I stumbled on this thread.
All set now with one of my systems serving as the server (FC Target ) & the other as the client (initiator). Point-to-point connectivity. aran kaspar's steps made this go smooth & easy.
Hardware :
- QLogic QLA2340 cards on both systems. ( I have 5 of these in total).
- LC-LC SAN Cables. ( I have 5 of these too).
- Dell EMC 200E Fibre Channel 16 Port 4 GB Switch (not configured yet).
Now, I an trying to add multiple LUNs / Targets ( not sure how this is supposed to work), but as soon as I make any additions to the settings, the LUN vanishes from the initiator.
This is what I want to achieve :
- Have 3 LUNS / Targets (as I said I'm new to FC SAN & need novice level guidance) for my ESXi 5.5 hosts (in cluster, currently using iSCSI from a seperate DIY storage box)
- Boot from SAN if possible to eliminate the usb pen drives i have got on the esxi hosts.
I don't worry about zoning stuff for the switch, as my friend is a SAN guy & he can help. But he never worked on software defined FC SAN solution.
Please guide me as to where I should start with... Thanks in advance...
I am new to FC SAN & do not have the money to buy a storage box. So, was looking for a software solution for my HomeLab when I stumbled on this thread.
All set now with one of my systems serving as the server (FC Target ) & the other as the client (initiator). Point-to-point connectivity. aran kaspar's steps made this go smooth & easy.
Hardware :
- QLogic QLA2340 cards on both systems. ( I have 5 of these in total).
- LC-LC SAN Cables. ( I have 5 of these too).
- Dell EMC 200E Fibre Channel 16 Port 4 GB Switch (not configured yet).
Now, I an trying to add multiple LUNs / Targets ( not sure how this is supposed to work), but as soon as I make any additions to the settings, the LUN vanishes from the initiator.
This is what I want to achieve :
- Have 3 LUNS / Targets (as I said I'm new to FC SAN & need novice level guidance) for my ESXi 5.5 hosts (in cluster, currently using iSCSI from a seperate DIY storage box)
- Boot from SAN if possible to eliminate the usb pen drives i have got on the esxi hosts.
I don't worry about zoning stuff for the switch, as my friend is a SAN guy & he can help. But he never worked on software defined FC SAN solution.
Please guide me as to where I should start with... Thanks in advance...