SP2: QLogic FC NPIV driver

[jmozdzen]

My question is, can I try to use a >=Netware 6.5 sp7 virtualized under Linux Xen, would the Linux device driver for the QLogic ql2312 card present to the virtualized Netware OS allow it to properly mount the SAN volume? In short, would Linux see and handle the SAN storage but 'present' that storage to Netware for Cluster Services?

If not, maybe I could install Suse cluster services and be on Linux exclusively, but the business unit would be jittery about cold-turkey going to an entirely different configuration of Cluster Services. Netware is familiar in operation and would be a sell-able step to a Cluster Services migration.

Thanks for you help!
-Dave

Dave,

this question is not related to NPIV at all, so you'd be much better off starting a new thread for new subject. Maybe this is one of the reasons that you have not received any reply so far.

Regarding Xen handling of FC devices: As far as I have experienced (SLES10SP2) and read (SLES11), Xen will use the FC access to create a Dom0 block device, which in turn is accessed by the DomU (in your case Netware). So yes, option 1 seems a valid way to go.

I have zero Netware experience, so YMMV.

Regards,
Jens