Storage Networking

Hello,We have one fabric composed by three MDS 9124 switches, and now, we want to add a new 9124.there is one principal switch with Domain id static (=100), one VSAN (100) and one zoneset activated. The other switches also have one VSAN (100), and d...

Hello,I'm quite new to MDS.we have 2 MDS connected with on ISL (2 FC ports per MDS)the ports used for the ISL are on the same FC board.I'm wondering if for availability reason, it would be better to spread these ports on separate FC board?is this a g...

In the list of gbic's you are to use for SMIP modules found here:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/ps4159/ps6409/ps4358/product_data_sheet09186a00801bc698.htmlThey say you can use DS-SFP-FCGE-SW. They call this a tri-rate GBIC, saying it can...

Can you please confirm :Dimensions (H x W x D): 24.5 x 17.37 x 28.0 in. (62.3 x 44.1 x 71.1 cm)this seesm to be small ...

We have to locations about 1/2 mile apart. They are Pasteur and Alton. Pastuer has 2 9506 switches - pasmds1 and pasmds2. Alton has 2 9506 switches altmds1 and altmds2. Pasmds1 has a new ISL to altmds1. Pasmds2 has a new ISL with altmds2. These are t...

Looking for docs on setting up SANTap on SAN OS 3.1.3a

Hi All,I had problem in saving the zoning on my MDS9124, but when I rebooted the switch, I see the following in y console. tried couple of reboots. No go. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated.++++++++++++++++>> MDS-Bootloader-01.00.15 (Jul 16 ...

Is there any recommendation/best practise for1) setting port speed ie choose Auto or hard code eg 2gb, 4gb wrt b/w available ?2) ratemode ie dedicated or shared ?For ISL's And Storage processors/Controllers and hostsThanks,

According to the Optical guys, the 9124 san switch cannot be used to extend one of the fabrics between sites because it does not have a frequency specific dwdm gbic which is supported.Is this statement true?

Good Day,Just a basic question. We use 9509's and 9513's for our SAN configuration. If I rename either a zone or an active zoneset does this in any way disrupt the connections using the zone or the zoneset. I want to standardize the naming convention...

All, I am in a lab environment and do not have access to FC attached storage. I do have an OpenFiler, which is an iSCSI storage target device. I also have a FC attached host. Can I use the OpenFiler via iSCSI to the MDS and present its LUNS to t...

The majority of the host end device data is collected but there are hosts that there is no data just n/a in the following fields:Avg. Rx/sec Avg. Tx/sec (Rx+Tx)/sec Peak Tx/sec Peak Tx/sec Errors Discards all have n/a entries. How do I enable the co...

My user has a Cisco MDS SAN module installed in a IBM Bladecenter chassis. I took a look at the module's managment interface mgmt0. It's showing half duplex. The module does not allow me to change the duplex setting. According to documentation, duple...

Regarding SFP GBIC's, will 1/2GB SFP GBIC's generally work in 1GB or 2GB capable equipment? I mean obviously it should work in equipment that is 1GB/2GB capable, but what about equipment that is only 1GB?I am looking at Finisar FTRJ8519P1BNL SFP GBIC...