Storage Networking

Customer  production enviroment is nessus 5000 use 1 G interface * 4 and config Port-channel  ( LACP ) uplink to C3560 , The port channel link is 802.1q trunk , but Data trsnsfer is low , the sh interface display as follow : someone can help me why t...

Can we have a SAN extension solution using MDS 9100/9200 switches for distances between 50-100 km.I guess with ER optics the maximum achievable distance is 40km.Is there a solution using CWDM/DWDM optics and what are the dependencies in terms of requ...

Hi, Whether Cisco MDS 9222i 10G Module  DS-X9704 supports FCoE? i saw IP over FC in the data sheet of this module but not FCoE?ThanksAbhilash

Hi Guys,is this configuration even possible (see picture).  I have FC connectivity between MDS 9513 and Nexus 5596UP, they are connected with regular 8G FC connection (TE). If i have a host that has CNA adapter, can i configure a "storage" VLAN on th...

Hi Guys,I had a very simple query. I had a very basic query. I wanted to know the difference between a switch which we connect to our campus netorks and switches connected to storage area networks. I dont mean the cost and stuff, but more into how th...

How to factory default cisco MDS 9222i

Hi,Cisco MDS 9222i - DS-X9704 10G FC interface is not coming up. Please let me know if we unshut the interface with SFP whether the RED LED will be glowing or not in Tx port. When I unshut a 4 G FC interface with SFP in it, the RED Led started glowin...

OK, here is our setup:1 3240 NetApp with Dual Controllers (Gen 1)2 5548s2 2232sServers with Dual Port Emulex CNAs (Gen 2)1 4507 to legacy networkI am trying to figure out how to be redundant as possible, so if we lose a 2k or a 5k the servers can sti...

how to configure jumbo frames on the Nexus 5010 with Netapp?

Looking for some advice on what others are doing with NFS over 10Gb. The setup will have 2 x 10Gb ports per filer with each port into a none vPC Nexus 5548. Each ESX server again has dual 10Gb ports terminated on each on the N5Ks. The ESX servers are...

I am just about to setup my 2 Nexus 5548's in thelab for VPc. I see that I have to setup an etherchannel using 2   10 gig ports for the Peer link andI also have to setup a Peer keepalive.Do I also have to burn a 10 gig port on both switches for this ...

Hello,I am experiencing a very tricky problem over Nexus 7K configured with VPC as described in the KB: CSCsy16113Symptom: The vPC stays in the suspended state on a device when both vPC peer devices power cycleand only one of these devices comes back...