[Info-vax] MSA2000fc

[Homer]

On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.



On Wednesday, May 2, 2012 8:15:02 AM UTC-4, Homer wrote:
> On Tuesday, May 1, 2012 8:34:51 AM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
> > Is anyone out there running an OpenVMS cluster with storage supplied
> > by an MSA2000(fc)??
> > 
> > We are considering this as an option for our disaster recovery sight
> > which will run a reduced cluster, (Nodes will be bl860c Itanium blades
> > in a c7000 enclosure.)     Connectivity will be via FC Switches, i.e.
> > The MSA will not be directly attached to the enclosure.
> > 
> > Just curious if anyone is prepared to share their experiences.    In
> > particular,
> > 
> > 1.   Any problems presenting storage to OpenVMS?
> > 2.   Any issues booting from an MSA lun??
> > 3.   Any problems presenting to multible hosts,
> > 4.   etc.
> > 
> > 
> > Dave.
> 
> Added shared storage to two rx2660 nodes in preparation for creating a cluster.  Used two fc switches and a two controller P2000 MSA.  Documentation is good.  Everything went pretty well, even though this was my first time working with FC switches or any MSA.  Veterans of this type of setup process have got to be shaking their heads saying, "It didn't use to be that easy!"  The GUI stuff IS pretty easy.  Just don't skip the documention, there's some OpenVMS specific stuff there. 
> 
> Item 1.  No problems at all.   Just use numbers when you are creating the names.
> Item 2.  Haven't gotten to that yet.
> Item 3.  No problems at all.
> 
> Should have the cluster booting in a week or two.  Lots of other stuff going on here to make sure the production node encounters minimal interuption.  I'll update you then.

Finished Item 2.  No problems.  8.4 booted off MSA volume, first time.