Hi,
We use Cisco MDS 9216's with a IPS Module to provide our iSCSI infrastructure. Has anybody had any luck setting up a ESX 3.5 iSCSI software adapter using this equipment? I am aware that the Cisco MDS 9000 series is not on the VMware iSCSI HCL.
When I set up a ESX 3.5 server with a iSCSI software adapter I can't get a sustained connection. The initiator logs in but then seems to log out immediately.
The log from the MDS 9216 switch
2008 Feb 21 12:17:20 A-SW-9216-1 %IPS-SLOT2-5-ISCSI_CONN_UP: port-channel 10: iSCSI session up from initiator iqn.10.50.47.230.esxBlar alias esxBlar.some.domain.com.au ip 10.50.47.210 to target Discovery
2008 Feb 21 12:17:20 A-SW-9216-1 %IPS-SLOT2-5-ISCSI_SB_GET_TGT: iSCSI SB get 0 targets, initiator iqn.10.50.47.230.esxBlar alias esxBlar.some.domain.com.au ip 10.50.47.210
2008 Feb 21 12:17:20 A-SW-9216-1 %IPS-SLOT2-5-ISCSI_CONN_DOWN: port-channel 10: iSCSI session down from initiator iqn.10.50.47.230.esxBlar alias esxBlar.some.domain.com.au ip 10.50.47.210 to target Discovery, reason: client send iscsi logout
Thanks