We have a QLogic HBA attached to one of our Hyper-V hosts and it is visible by the host itself. Our Backup Exec server is on a VM on this host and need access to this HBA as the HBA is directly connected to our HP Tape Storage. Previously the server was on a VMWare host, which we had 'Passthrough' enabled for this card, but in Hyper-V there is no 'passthrough' option. I created a vSAN and added the connected port to the vSAN, then added a Fiber Channel Adapter to the VM. But as soon as I start the VM, I get the following errors:

Event ID 12004: Synthetic FibreChannel Port: Failed to start reserving resources with Error 'Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.' (0x800705AA).

Event ID 32161: Operation for virtual port (C003FF02CE760006) failed with an error: No physical port available to satisfy the request

I'm out of ideas, have been reading for the past 2 weeks and haven't been able to find anything. Any ideas?

Check if your SAN support NPIV. If so enable/configure it to satisfy requirements. Check - Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel Overview https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831413.aspx if your SAN is supported.

Check if your SAN support NPIV. If so enable/configure it to satisfy requirements. Check - Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel Overview https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831413.aspx if your SAN is supported.

• Proposed as answer by Alex LvMicrosoft contingent staff, Moderator 4 hours 19 minutes ago

Hi Slava,

Thanks for the reply. We don't have a SAN. As mentioned in the question, the HBA is directly connected to a TAPE Storage.

NPIV is enabled on the card though.

You still need to know if your HBA is NPIV capable.  If it isn't, you will not be able to use virtual HBAs within the VM.

But, what you are trying to do is not a supported configuration, unless you are using System Center Data Protection Manager.  See http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/18698.hyper-v-virtual-fibre-channel-troubleshooting-guide.aspx

Thanks Tim. Our HBA is NPIV capable (already enabled). I have been reading about SCDPM myself. I was just wondering if there was any option close to "passthrough" in VMWare, which apparently there isn't.

Hi MR_PT,

 The Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V guests means Virtual Fibre Channel for Hyper-V provides the guest operating system with unmediated access to a SAN, but it can not use the HBA like DA storage.

More information:

Hyper-V Virtual Fibre Channel Overview

https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh831413.aspx?f=255&MSPPError=-2147217396

Im glad to be of help to you!