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Hi thereI need to provide documented references for a large SAN, and have a few queries.I have the show tech-supports for an edge-core-edge SAN consisting of 2 redundant fabrics.There are 4 host edges, 1 core, 4 storage edges per fabric. All are MDS ...

Hello,  From what I have gathered from documentation the Nexus is able to mark any DSCP value between 0-63. I would assume it would be able to classify based on any DSCP value as well.  The documentation however leads me to believe otherwise. The lan...

Ryan Newell by Cisco Employee
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Hi, I' ve got a theoretical question about the behaviour of ISL at Cisco MDS switches:I heard, that during a transfer (a continuous sequence of frames) between a target and an initiator (each of them are on seperated switches, which are connected wit...

mr by Level 1
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Is there a way to trace the members of a port channel from show tech-supports from the core and edge switches?I have a large SAN and need to verify the config.I want to identify the switch and interface for both ends of the port channel.Eg, on the co...

Hi AllTrying to find the serial nos of a couple of 9134s.Been on the boxes CLIs and the 'show hardware'command seems to produce the serial no-Switch type is : MDS UROS 9134 FC (1 Slot) Chassis  Model number is DS-C9134-K9  H/W version is 6.0  Part Nu...

I have had this question put to me by a customer."We have some MDS Switches running 3.3(5b).  We need to enable NPIV on them.On v5 switches we had to reboot but the documentation on the Cisco website suggests this might not be needed for v3 switches....

c.walsh by Level 3
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Our AIX team wants to enable NPIV on both our Cisco MDS9513 directors to take advantage of there new VIOS servers.  I couldn't find any documents relating to the minimum firware requirements on the switches that support NPIV.  Does anyone know if the...

Resolved! Fake Storage wwpn

Hi,Is there a way to fake the WWPN of the Storage for the host?the situation is as follows: I have migrated a LUN from an old Storage to a new SAN Storage.Zones and LUN masking are correct and the Host is able to reach the new LUNs.I am receiving  an...

Hi,I'm actually wondering of the best practice about the FC domain ID.when configuring a new switch member of a fabric with multiple vsans, is it better to set the fcid as static or prefered? if you go for a prefered settings, is it a good Idea to se...