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Using Persistent Binding with Some QLogic Drivers

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I am running VMware ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 2. Persistent binding does not work when I use qla2300_604 or qla2300_607 QLogic drivers. What do I need to do to use persistent binding? Has this issue been fixed in ESX Server 2.5.3?

Solution

This issue has been fixed in ESX Server 2.5.3. If you have not upgraded to ESX Server 2.5.3, refer to the following solution.
 
The default QLogic driver in ESX Server 2.5.2 Upgrade Patch 2 isqla2300_7xx. To use persistent binding with qla2300_604 or qla2300_607 modules, you must manually edit the pbindings file as shown in this article.

Follow these steps:

  1. Determine the driver name.

    vmkpcidivy --query vmkmod

    The output you see should look like the following:

    vmklinux linux
    nfshaper.o nfshaper
    e1000.o nic
    megaraid2.o megaraid -d 2:14.0
    qla2300_604.o fc -d 3:11.0,3:11.1

    The sample output above shows that QLogic driver qla2300_604 is loaded for a Fibre Channel card.

  2. Verify that a tag exists within the pbindings file.

    cat /etc/vmware/pbindings

    The output you see should look like the following:

    3.11.1.qla2300_x = "scsi-qla1-tgt-0-di-0-port=500601683020f2d9;scsi-qla1-tgt-1-di-0-port=500601603020f2d9;"

  3. Open the pbindings file in a text editor and append 604 in place of the x at the end of the tag qla2300_.

  4. After editing the pbindings file, verify that it has the correct content using:

    cat /etc/vmware/pbindings

    If you are using the qla2300_604 module the output you see should look like the following:

    3.11.1.qla2300_604 = "scsi-qla1-tgt-0-di-0-port=500601683020f2d9;scsi-qla1-tgt-1-di-0-port=500601603020f2d9;"

    If you are using the qla2300_607 module the output you see should look like the following:

    3.11.1.qla2300_607 = "scsi-qla1-tgt-0-di-0-port=500601683020f2d9;scsi-qla1-tgt-1-di-0- port=500601603020f2d9;"


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  • KB Article: 2005
  • Updated: Aug 14, 2009
  • Products:
    VMware ESX
  • Product Versions:
    VMware ESX 2.5.x