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AntBar's avatar
AntBar
Level 5
9 years ago

5220 as master/media, logs, ESX San method

Hi all, I'm testing this configuration to backup VM on SAN method. My 5220's is configured as Master/Media. Zoning is OK and appliance have access to datastore lun. When I run Vmware policy,...
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  • chashock's avatar
    chashock
    9 years ago

    This sounds like a masking/LUN permissions issue to me.  While you may have put the appliance into the same zone at the switch, the 3PAR still needs to give permission to the appliance to the specific LUNs.  

    I'd examine the host set on the 3PAR closely to make sure the appliance has the same permissions as the ESX hosts, and make sure that the snapshots aren't being created on a datastore that's on a different set of LUNs.  I've seen that done before and the zoning/masking get setup for the production datastore LUNs but not the snapshot datastore LUNs.

AntBar's avatar
AntBar
Level 5
9 years ago

In fact, zoning in Brocade switch is functionnal because, i've see netbackup appliance in storage array (3PAR). SAN Admin has added appliance in the same vmware host set (3Par terminology). So appliance is configured to see only datastore, not ESX (this configuration is on brocade sanswitch)

When policy is run, vcenter shows that snapshot is generated. I suppose that process is working by LAN command.

You're certainly right. When I run Storage>Scan, Appliance doesn't see VMWARE luns.

But which log can I use to confirm these ideas ?

Appliance must see datastore and must be in the same ESX host san zone ?