Storage Networking

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

I have four links configured as uplink FC interfaces from FI to Brocade, the links are configured in the VSAN 1 default and de Mode is Switched (E port), the UCS manager show me an error "Isolation due to zone merge failure". Is there something else ...

Can we explain the following counter..FCP_SW_CNTR_RX_WT_AVG_B2B_ZEROWe see it when looking for dropped packets on the ds-9248-256k9 port blades.

Hi All,We have a problem with  MDS9148 without access by cli, our costumer set a configuration for RADIUS in 4(four) switches, after that he cannot access switch...Configuration on switch via Telnet are disable....When try access by SSH the switch de...

Hi,I need help.Architecture :I have got two Nexus 5548UP .The nexus are linked to 2 brocade 200e.Esxi are conrected to Nexus 2248PP, Fcoe and Data >>> interface 101/1/9Problem:I try configured Fcoe to Esxi 5.0 but the interface vfc 1 still down.My co...

I have 2 MDS 9148s and would like to create 2 VSANs, no problem. All the storage is located on one EMC (2 FC links from the controllers to the MDS).The issue I have is can I have a port a member of 2 VSANs, I would think not. The reason is, the curre...

Hello all,have a quiry hope you can help me.Im adding a new MDS 9124 NX-OS Release 5.0(1), have already an existing 9509 with the follwing software version:  BIOS:      version 1.0.6  kickstart: version 3.2(3)  system:    version 3.2(3)im connecting ...

Hello There,We are new to CISCO MDS Switches, I would like to get you suggestion on an existing setup that was done  recently.Environment is,  3 Cisco Servers with 2port HBA over FC connecting  to a FC SAN (with dual controller).  To enable this conn...