This procedure converts control enclosures of an online
system from using 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface adapters to using 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface adapters. This conversion enables the system to use Fibre Channel over
Ethernet (FCoE) connectivity.
During this procedure, the Fibre Channel ports that connect
the system to the SAN are reconfigured as FCoE ports. For the hosts,
external storage controllers, and nodes to communicate, the system
must accommodate both types of connectivity. Before you start this
procedure, ensure the appropriate Fibre Channel and FCoE SAN equipment
is installed on the system.
Each 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface
adapter has four ports. Each 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface
adapter has four ports, which can support iSCSI or FCoE I/O operations. Depending on your port usage, you might have to redesign the SAN
connectivity to accommodate the difference in port numbers.
It is not necessary for all control enclosures in a system to have
identical port configurations. The system can operate by using Fibre
Channel on one I/O group, and FCoE on the other I/O group. However,
I/O performance might vary depending on the path taken from host to
volume.
Communication between hosts, external controllers, and
the system might be disrupted during this procedure, impacting I/O
throughput. To minimize disruption, read through the entire procedure
before you start maintenance and schedule an appropriate maintenance
period.
For each control enclosure in the system that is to be
converted from 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface adapters to 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface adapters, complete the following steps. Start with node canister 1 of
the control enclosure that is to be converted.
- Identify the node canister that
is to be converted.
- Use the management GUI to remove the node canister from the system.
- Use the service assistant to shut down the node canister.
- Disconnect the cables from the 16 Gbps Fibre Channel host interface
adapter.
- Complete the Replacing a host interface adapter
procedure to remove the node canister from the enclosure and replace
the 16 Gbps Fibre
Channel host interface
adapter with the 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface
adapter.
Ensure that you also install the correct SFP transceivers into
the ports on the 10 Gbps Ethernet
host interface
adapter.
Note: After the node canister starts, the node might not come
online, but instead go to service state with a node error 550. This
code is normal if a second control enclosure is installed. Do not
attempt to fix errors in the Event log at this
stage, but continue with this procedure.
- Use the service assistant to determine the WWPNs
of the 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface
adapter ports.
On the Home page, ensure that the correct
node is selected. Read the WWPNs from the Ports tab of the Node Detail
view.
- Connect the 10 Gbps Ethernet host interface
adapter ports to your SAN.
- Use the WWPNs identified in step 6 to
correct the zoning on one redundant half of the SAN.
The zoning must include the zones for intra-cluster communication
and host access. Refer to
SAN configuration and zoning rules summary for more
details. Verify that hosts, storage systems, and nodes on that half
of the SAN are configured correctly before you proceed to configure
the other redundant half of the SAN.
When the reconfigured node can see all other nodes in
the system, the node error 550 noted in step
5 is
automatically cleared and the node automatically rejoins the cluster.
After node canister 1 is online, a hardware mismatch event (error
code 1470) is shown in the log. This code indicates that the two nodes
in the enclosure have different hardware. You can ignore this error.
- Repeat steps 1 through 8 on
node canister 2.
When both node canisters in an enclosure accept the Ethernet
host interface
adapter, the mismatching hardware event (error code 1470) noted in
step
8 is
automatically corrected.