SAN configuration between devices

Devices in a SAN, such as a data gateway or a switch, typically provide utilities that display what that device sees on the SAN.

It is possible to use these utilities to better understand and troubleshoot the configuration of your SAN. The vendor for the data gateway or switch typically provides a utility for configuration. As part of this configuration utility, there is usually information such as:
  • How this device is configured
  • Other information that this device sees in the SAN topology (of which it is a part)
You can use these vendor utilities to verify the SAN configuration between devices:
Data gateway
A data gateway reports all the Fibre Channel devices and the SCSI devices that are available in the SAN.
Switch
A switch reports information about the SAN fabric.