11.2. Configuring the NVMe host for QLogic adapters

Procedure

1. Install the nvme-cli utility:

   # dnf install nvme-cli

   This creates the hostnqn file in the /etc/nvme/ directory. The hostnqn file identifies the NVMe host.

2. Reload the qla2xxx module:

   # modprobe -r qla2xxx
   # modprobe qla2xxx

3. Find the World Wide Node Name (WWNN) and World Wide Port Name (WWPN) identifiers of the local and remote ports:

   # dmesg |grep traddr
   
   [    6.139862] qla2xxx [0000:04:00.0]-ffff:0: register_localport: host-traddr=nn-0x20000024ff19bb62:pn-0x21000024ff19bb62 on portID:10700
   [    6.241762] qla2xxx [0000:04:00.0]-2102:0: qla_nvme_register_remote: traddr=nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6 PortID:01050d

   Using these host-traddr and traddr values, find the subsystem NVMe Qualified Name (NQN):

   # nvme discover --transport fc \
                   --traddr nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6 \
                   --host-traddr nn-0x20000024ff19bb62:pn-0x21000024ff19bb62
   
   Discovery Log Number of Records 2, Generation counter 49530
   =====Discovery Log Entry 0======
   trtype:  fc
   adrfam:  fibre-channel
   subtype: nvme subsystem
   treq:    not specified
   portid:  0
   trsvcid: none
   subnqn:  nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.c9ecc9187b1111e98c0800a098cbcac6:subsystem.vs_nvme_multipath_1_subsystem_468
   traddr:  nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6

   Replace nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6 with the traddr.

   Replace nn-0x20000024ff19bb62:pn-0x21000024ff19bb62 with the host-traddr.

4. Connect to the NVMe controller using the nvme-cli tool:

   # nvme connect --transport fc \
                   --traddr nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6 \
                   --host-traddr nn-0x20000024ff19bb62:pn-0x21000024ff19bb62 \
                   -n nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.c9ecc9187b1111e98c0800a098cbcac6:subsystem.vs_nvme_multipath_1_subsystem_468\
                  -k 5

   注記

   If you see the keep-alive timer (5 seconds) expired! error when a connection time exceeds the default keep-alive timeout value, increase it using the -k option. For example, you can use -k 7.

   Here,

   Replace nn-0x203b00a098cbcac6:pn-0x203d00a098cbcac6 with the traddr.

   Replace nn-0x20000024ff19bb62:pn-0x21000024ff19bb62 with the host-traddr.

   Replace nqn.1992-08.com.netapp:sn.c9ecc9187b1111e98c0800a098cbcac6:subsystem.vs_nvme_multipath_1_subsystem_468 with the subnqn.

   Replace 5 with the keep-live timeout value in seconds.