Re: [Scst-devel] SCST + QLA configuration question

[Vladislav B. <vs...@vl...>]

Hello,

Igor Novgorodov, on 04/21/2013 11:12 PM wrote:
> Hello.
> 
> I have a question regarding SCST and Qlogic 25xx cards.
> 
> We have been successfully using SCST/ISCSI for several years now,
> it works very well, thank you.
> There were some early problems with VMWare initiators, but they were fixed quite fast.
> 
> Now, we want to start a new project with FC.
> Maybe we would've tried converged networks, but FCoE target is still in beta stage.
> So we chose FC with QLA as a most tested solution.
> 
> I haven't worked much with FC before, so i ask the community to comment my config.
> 
> My current vision is:
> Target: 2 x Qlogic QLA2562 cards + SCST
> Switches: 2 x Qlogic SB5802V-08A stacked switches
> Intitators: 1 x Qlogic QLA2562 cards + VMWare ESXi
> 
> This seems to me as a quite standard configuration.
> 
> Questions:
> 1. Should i expect any problems with SCST or configuration? :)

No. Sure.

> 2. WIll multipathing work like expected?

Yes, if you configure everything correctly.

> 3. Can i use copper SFP cables to wire the configuration?

Yes.

Vlad