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Question : Problem: WTF's up with my iSCSI network config ???
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Experts:
I just purchased an EMC AX4-5i dual-SP SAN appliance; two racks, one for SAS drives and the other with SATA drives. I'm just setting up the appliance and I'm stuck, hoping you all can help me figure something out.
If you look at the attached file you'll notice my vanilla setup: 1 server with 3 NICs connected to a pair of GigE switches configured in a meshed network connecting a pair of SP units, each with two iSCSI ports of their own.
The problem I'm having is that on the server i can only ping one of two switches and only two of four iSCSI ports
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ipconfig /all
Windows IP Configuration
Host Name . . . . . . . . . . . . : galapagos
Primary Dns Suffix . . . . . . . : xxx.local
Node Type . . . . . . . . . . . . : Unknown
IP Routing Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
WINS Proxy Enabled. . . . . . . . : Yes
DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : xxx.local
Ethernet adapter 192.168.253.98:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : xxx.local
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-AB-6A-0B
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.253.98
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter 192.168.253.99:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Server Adapter #2
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-04-23-AB-6A-0C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.253.99
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . :
Ethernet adapter 192.168.10.25:
Connection-specific DNS Suffix . :
Description . . . . . . . . . . . : HP NC3163 Fast Ethernet NIC
Physical Address. . . . . . . . . : 00-50-8B-EB-15-1C
DHCP Enabled. . . . . . . . . . . : No
IP Address. . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.25
Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1
DNS Servers . . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.13
192.168.10.25
Primary WINS Server . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.13
Secondary WINS Server . . . . . . : 192.168.10.25
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.199
Pinging 192.168.253.199 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.253.199: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.199: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.199: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.199: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.199:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 1ms, Maximum = 3ms, Average = 2ms
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.198
Pinging 192.168.253.198 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.198:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.200
Pinging 192.168.253.200 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.253.200: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.200: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.200: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.200: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.200:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 0ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.201
Pinging 192.168.253.201 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.201:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.202
Pinging 192.168.253.202 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.253.202: bytes=32 time=1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.202: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.202: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Reply from 192.168.253.202: bytes=32 time<1ms TTL=64
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.202:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 0ms, Maximum = 1ms, Average = 0ms
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>ping 192.168.253.203
Pinging 192.168.253.203 with 32 bytes of data:
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Request timed out.
Ping statistics for 192.168.253.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 0, Lost = 4 (100% loss),
C:\Program Files\Support Tools>
So before I go any further and start configuring iSCSI initiators or LUNs, etc...I wanted to clear up this networking mystery
Thanks,
juckyt
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Answer : Problem: WTF's up with my iSCSI network config ???
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Just a thought ...
If all the printers are disappearing, it is likely the Print Spooler service has crashed/stopped. Go to Administrative Tools | Services and restart the Printer Spooler service to see if the printer list reappears.
I have a client with an XP box (not a server) in which a specific manufacturer's printer driver causes the Print Spooler to die ... in fact the entire machine hangs about 1 minute after logging in. I believe it is an Epson printer (with the Epson Status Monitor software). I found in Microsoft Knowledge Base that this particular printer should use the XP built-in drivers and *not* the manufacturer drivers or patches.
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