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Hello,

 

I have a lab environment in which I have Windows Server 2003 R2 and a Qlogic

QLA 210 fibre channel card installed and hooked up to an EMC array. Windows

Server 2003 sees the LUNs I have created on the Array and presents a drive to

the Operating System which I can read and write files to.

 

I have configured another server with Windows Server 2008 and the same

Qlogic QLA 210 fibre channel adapter. Although the LUN assigned to this

Window Server 2008 adapter is detected, whenever I try to bring the disk

online with Disk Manager it states the 'Drive is not ready'

 

I have configured the interface on the EMC array in the same manner as the

connection to the Windows Server 2003 server, but cannot get the disk to come

online in Windows Server 2008.

 

What am I missing here? Is there another configuration step in Windows

Server 2008?

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BobL

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Guest Ryan Hanisco
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RE: Windows Server 2008 and Fibre Channel

 

Hi Bob,

 

To ask a stupid question: You're not trying to map these two servers to the

same disk resource are you?

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Ryan Hanisco

MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

http://www.techsterity.com

Chicago, IL

 

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"BobL" wrote:

> Hello,

>

> I have a lab environment in which I have Windows Server 2003 R2 and a Qlogic

> QLA 210 fibre channel card installed and hooked up to an EMC array. Windows

> Server 2003 sees the LUNs I have created on the Array and presents a drive to

> the Operating System which I can read and write files to.

>

> I have configured another server with Windows Server 2008 and the same

> Qlogic QLA 210 fibre channel adapter. Although the LUN assigned to this

> Window Server 2008 adapter is detected, whenever I try to bring the disk

> online with Disk Manager it states the 'Drive is not ready'

>

> I have configured the interface on the EMC array in the same manner as the

> connection to the Windows Server 2003 server, but cannot get the disk to come

> online in Windows Server 2008.

>

> What am I missing here? Is there another configuration step in Windows

> Server 2008?

> --

> BobL

Posted

RE: Windows Server 2008 and Fibre Channel

 

Ryan,

 

Nope. Separate disk resource.

 

--

BobL

 

 

"Ryan Hanisco" wrote:

> Hi Bob,

>

> To ask a stupid question: You're not trying to map these two servers to the

> same disk resource are you?

> --

> Ryan Hanisco

> MCSE, MCTS: SQL 2005, Project+

> http://www.techsterity.com

> Chicago, IL

>

> Remember: Marking helpful answers helps everyone find the info they need

> quickly.

>

>

> "BobL" wrote:

>

> > Hello,

> >

> > I have a lab environment in which I have Windows Server 2003 R2 and a Qlogic

> > QLA 210 fibre channel card installed and hooked up to an EMC array. Windows

> > Server 2003 sees the LUNs I have created on the Array and presents a drive to

> > the Operating System which I can read and write files to.

> >

> > I have configured another server with Windows Server 2008 and the same

> > Qlogic QLA 210 fibre channel adapter. Although the LUN assigned to this

> > Window Server 2008 adapter is detected, whenever I try to bring the disk

> > online with Disk Manager it states the 'Drive is not ready'

> >

> > I have configured the interface on the EMC array in the same manner as the

> > connection to the Windows Server 2003 server, but cannot get the disk to come

> > online in Windows Server 2008.

> >

> > What am I missing here? Is there another configuration step in Windows

> > Server 2008?

> > --

> > BobL


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