EQL storage works just fine as a normal iscsi SAN, using the normal iscsiadm commands. The hitkit is doing things differently, and that's not necessarily the right thing to do. oVirt is trying to keep things generic, using standard commands, standard daemons and access paths
----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jonathan Horne" <jho...@skopos.us> > To: users@ovirt.org > Sent: Thursday, 3 January, 2013 5:28:44 PM > Subject: [Users] ovirt and EqualLogic iSCSI SAN > > > > > > i have had to abandon (hopefully just for now) getting my ovirt nodes > properly setup with my equal logic iscsi SAN. EQ has a special iscsi > driver, and it appears that ovirt uses the regular iscsi commands to > connect to the storage, circumventing the features of the EQ driver. > > > unless I'm wrong, which i totally could be. > > > in case I'm not, will there ever be a chance of supporting the EQ > iscsi features, and if there is a chance, how can i help? > > > > > ps-- in case someone asks, here is the basic difference between a > normal linux iscsi command set, and the equallogic iscsi command > set: > > > normal linux: > iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p IPADDRESS > iscsiadm -m node -T FULLIQN -p IPADDRESS -l > fdisk /dev/yaymydevice > > > equallogic: > iscsiadm -m discovery -t sendtargets -p IPADDRESS > ehcmcli login --target FULLIQN --portal IPADDRESS > which will then present you your device, such as > /dev/eql/yaymydevice… > > > > > thanks, > Jonathan > > > > This is a PRIVATE message. If you are not the intended recipient, > please delete without copying and kindly advise us by e-mail of the > mistake in delivery. NOTE: Regardless of content, this e-mail shall > not operate to bind SKOPOS to any order or other contract unless > pursuant to explicit written agreement or government initiative > expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. > _______________________________________________ > Users mailing list > Users@ovirt.org > http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users > -- Regards, Dan Yasny Red Hat Israel +972 9769 2280 _______________________________________________ Users mailing list Users@ovirt.org http://lists.ovirt.org/mailman/listinfo/users
