HP Cisco MDS 9020 HP StorageWorks C-Series Fabric Switches for SAN-OS 3.1(2a) - Page 9

Switch Settings for HP Continuous Access Enterprise Virtual Arrays and HP Data Replication Manager for Modular Arrays The default load balancing policy for SAN-OS is Src-ID/Dst-ID/OX-ID. This must be changed when using Enterprise Virtual Array families or Modular Array families configured for Continuous Access EVA and/or Data Replication Manager (DRM). Change the default load balance setting to Src-ID/Dst-ID using either one of the following two procedures: Note: The MDS 9020 only supports Src-ID/Dst-ID. Using the Management Console or Telnet to Change the Load Balancing Setting Use the following procedure to change the load balance setting to Src-ID/Dst-ID with management console or telnet: Note: Your login account must have network-admin privileges to complete this procedure. 1. Log into the switch using either the management console or telnet. 2. Enter your network-admin privileged account by entering your login name and password. switch login: admin Password: 3. Enter the following to enter configuration mode: switch# config terminal 4. Enter the following command to enter the VSAN database: switch(config)# vsan database 5. Enter the following command to enable the VSAN(s) that contain the Continuous Access EVA and/or DRM fabric to src-dst-id loadbalancing: switch(config-vsan-db)# vsan loadbalancing src-dst-id switch(config-vsan-db)# exit switch(config)# exit 6. Verify that src-dst-id is enabled for the desired VSAN by entering the following command: switch# show vsan In the following example, VSAN 1 loadbalancing is set to src-id/dst-id switch# show vsan 1 vsan 1 information name: vsan1 state: active interoperability mode: default loadbalancing: src-id/dst-id operational state: up 9 MDS Multilayer Director & Multilayer Fabric Switches Release Notes