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Troubleshooting SAN Device Virtualization
This chapter describes how to troubleshoot and resolve SAN device virtualization (SDV) configuration
issues in the Cisco MDS 9000 Family of multilayer directors and fabric switches. It includes the
following sections:
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Overview, page 12-1
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Initial Troubleshooting Checklist, page 12-1
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SDV Issues, page 12-3
Overview
With Cisco SDV, you can create virtual devices that represent physical end-devices. The SAN devices
that are virtualized can be either initiators or targets. Virtualization of SAN devices accelerates swapout
or failover to a replacement disk array, and it also minimizes downtime when replacing host bus adapters
(HBAs) or when re-hosting an application on a different server.
Troubleshooting SDV involves checking the configuration of virtual devices, domain IDs, and zone sets.
Configuration problems with SDV can prevent devices from communicating properly.
Note
SDV is a distributed service and uses CFS (Cisco Fabric Services) distribution to synchronize the
databases.
Initial Troubleshooting Checklist
Begin troubleshooting SDV issues by checking the following issues:
Checklist
Check off
Verify licensing requirements. See
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager
Configuration Guide
.
Enable SDV on all the relevant switches.
Configure the virtual devices (with or without a persistent FC ID) in a VSAN.
Link the virtual device with the primary real device.
Commit the configuration in the VSAN and check the commit status.
Ensure that the SDV database is consistent on all switches.
