Storage Networking

I setup Radius on our 9509's and it did work fine and for no reason it has stopped working (nothing changed). It still works via CLI but not via Fabric & Device Manager (DCNM), just get "Unknown User or Password". Running 5.2(2)I have removed Radius ...

So we are replacing our McDatas with MDS 9124s. I think I have a good grasp on what and how to do what I have to do.  We have two storage controllers (netapp.. one for sata and one for sas). 2 sql servers (win 2003 and 2008r2) Two ESX servers and an ...

We are running nexus 5548up with NX-OS 5.2(1) connected to MDS 9222i. The nexus ports are in native FC mode. The nexus FC port should support a maximum of 240 Receive BB Credits according to "show interface fc1/30 capabilities" command, and also acco...

Hi,In my enviroment I have a datacenter with 2 Nexus 5548UP with FCoE Licence. I need some information about the configuration of FCoE.I explain Better the enviroment:2 x 5548UP 1 xC7000HP with 4 FEX B22HP installed in the enclosure2 x MDS 9506My Sto...

                   Hi allI have a strange behavior between 2 FI and 2 nexus 5k configured as VPC , From a remote location and from my desktop I can ping odd ip and not even , from an other desktop in the same LAN the reverse, for both the tracert are...

Hello experts,I would like to ask for your help, because I have a project to do, but I never made any configuration in MDS, my knowledge is in R&S.In the topology the first sw are fabric extender, after UCS blade, MDS and Storage and Tap backup.The y...

Hello,We are replacing a set of older Brocade switches with N5548UP switches in our data center. At first, we will just be doing Fibre Channel switching on these, and we are going to look at implementing the LAN features later. We ordered 2 5548UPs a...

Hi guysWould you please know if there will be really any annoucement in october from cisco about retiring the CCIE storage track ? i'm studying hard for the exam and you can't imagine how frustrating it is to hear such rumor

I was browsing the MDS 9000 documentation, and in the software product bulletin found descriptions of both virtual sans and zoning. Being from a storage background, not a networking background, I do not understand the difference between the 2. From...

Hi guys,I am having issues with a port channnel connected to the UCS server.Whenever I am putting physical port into portchannel it is going down, the physical port is going down with interface staus saying first - (Link not connected) and then final...

Hi guys!Question quite simple, i think .may i put n5k in npv mode if i've connected to the 5k a UCS in npv mode?it will be like a npv chain:UCS npv --> n5k npv --> Brocade switchtnx/danilo