Assistance with Configuring 2 MDS 9148s

[mumbles202]

I've previously worked on a the Nexus line of products for SAN switching, but now looking at a configuration requirement for a pair of MDS switches.  The switches will be in 2 separate locations and connected to each other via fiber interconnects.  MDS-A will connect to multiple hosts and a local SAN.  MDS-B will connect to multiple local hosts as well as a local SAN.  The goal is for devices connected to MDS-A to see the storage connected locally to MDS-B and vice-versa.  MDS-A is configured already for the hosts local (I can post the configuration if helpful), but I'm having difficulty w/ what is required to get the rest of it working. If there is a good whitepaper or link to read that outlines this that would be very helpful.  

[balaji.bandi]

start with deployment guide :

https://www.cisco.com/c/dam/global/en_ca/solutions/strategy/docs/sbaDC_ms_dg.pdf

then look config guide :

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/8_x/config/fabric/cisco_mds9000_fabric_config_guide_8x.html

[mumbles202]

So I think I have it configured correctly.  Did all my zoning configuration on switch 1.  Connected the 2 switches but the interfaces stay at Initializing.  The switches are both the same model 9132s running the same firmware.  Here is the configuration of each:

HQ-MDS01# sh vsan
vsan 1 information
         name:VSAN0001  state:active
         interoperability mode:default
         loadbalancing:src-id/dst-id/oxid
         operational state:down

vsan 10 information
         name:storage-a  state:active
         interoperability mode:default
         loadbalancing:src-id/dst-id/oxid
         operational state:down

vsan 4079:evfp_isolated_vsan

vsan 4094:isolated_vsan


interface fc1/16
  switchport mode F
  switchport trunk allowed vsan 10
  switchport trunk mode auto
  port-license acquire
  no shutdown



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DC-MDS02# sh vsan
vsan 1 information
         name:VSAN0001  state:active
         interoperability mode:default
         loadbalancing:src-id/dst-id/oxid
         operational state:down

vsan 10 information
         name:storage-a state:active
         interoperability mode:default
         loadbalancing:src-id/dst-id/oxid
         operational state:down

vsan 4079:evfp_isolated_vsan

vsan 4094:isolated_vsan

interface fc1/16
  switchport speed auto
  switchport mode F
  switchport trunk allowed vsan 10
  switchport trunk mode auto
  port-license acquire
  no shutdown

I tried hard coding the speed at 32000 as well (both switches have a DS-SFP-FC32G-L installed) but no change.  Logs don't appear to include anything with respect to the interface.

Changing both ports to mode E seems to have fixed the issue. 

[mumbles202]

So i was able to get this configured and working as far as I can tell.  I connected devices to 2 of the MDS and confirmed I'm able to see them attached and the zoneset looking correct when doing a "show zoneset active".  I noticed that when I went to an activate of my zoneset on 2 of the 4 9132s they displayed a message that the zoneset wasn't present.  Did I forget to do something? I thought the zoneset would be configurable on any of the 4 9132s (2 in each vsan).