Storage Networking

Hi all.Im new at this so be gentle plz. :)We want to connect some servers and raid with fiber channel-network. So we bought this switch to do the job.When we connect all together nothing works. Im getting this error: sfpVendorNotSupportedI cant figur...

I started using the built in reports from the FMServer/Webserver to send some automated reports out via email. But the links for images etc all are broken. Some of them just start with "/" like the report generator just assumes they are local files...

Do these come with the Gigabit Ethernet G-bic as standard?

Does a GEN1 9509 w/OS 2.1.2b support a new GEN2 24port (4gB)blade?

Hi thereWe have a 9124 with a single power supply and I'm wondering how to "tell the box" not to moan about this? Problem here is, taht it's been monitored and the system is trowing an alarm every 10 secs cause the MDS "is not feeling very well".I tr...

Can we use Nexus 5000 and 7000 for WAN connectivity and Internet Services from ISP at collapsed core distribution layer.

what is the difference between fiber channel over IP and Ethernet, also can Nexus be used to replicate between two storages one in main datacenter and one in DR datacenter.

1) need to get alerts on any hba/FA goes offline2) Any hardware failure

I am a newbie in the SAN world so hope am asking the right questions. We are looking into replacing our aging SAN. As part of the replacement, managemnt is thinking of placing a secondary SAN at one of our remote locations for backup & DR purposes. M...

We are installing a Network Appliance FAS2050 which has two controllers with two ethernet ports each. The controllers are designed to do fail-over if one of them crashes. They are connected to our CISCO 6509 running IOS 12.1(20)E3. We have success...

Hello Team,We disconnected some host/storage fc ports from one MDS switch and connect to 2nd MDS switch. now I want to connect both 1st and 2nd MDS switch through ISL.If I run "sh running-config" on 1st switch, it is showing FCIDs for those host/stor...

I've been monitoring the performance of my MDS 9124 FC switch and have some concerns. The transmission rates are peaking at over 700 MB/s when the port is only rated at 400 MB/s on the 4Gb switch. Is this normal or does it indicate a problem?

Hi, i need to upgrade multiple MDS9509's. I just wander if san-connections will be dropped (or interupted) while doing the upgrade. We have 2 supervisor modules in each 9509, but i don't know if there is a disconnection when active & standby sup chan...

I am executing the command test pfm test-SNMP-trapon an MDS9216i running Fabric Manager 3.0(3). This only returnsTest Trap TEMP SNMP errno = 9and doesn't generate a trap. Does anyone have any ideas what errno 9 is?