Storage Networking

I have a MDS 9124 that I am replacing. It is part of a A/B fabric. I have saved the copy of the 'running-config',copied the startup-config to a safe place. I have captured the port assignments using the FLOGI database. I loaded this information on th...

I need to disable Interop Mode 1 after retiring McData switches. Can someone tell me what is the cli sequence to return the MDS 9000 series to default/native interop mode?Thanks in advance!

One of my 2 core 9509s is showing 62% dynamic memory utilization. The other is at 40%. Can some one expain how the dynamic memory is used in the switch and if this should be a concern? Is this a relationship to how busy the switch is?Thanks,Troy

Hi,Hopefully someone can shed some light on this, as some worrying messages have started appear in the nvram on some of my switches (in separate fabrics)Anyone know what they mean? and/or can they safely be ignored?Message lines are as follows, and I...

HiI have the following messages:2008 Jun 28 11:28:06 RSCN 2 RSCN_REJECT 15 RSCN rejected: Received LS-RJT: fcid 0x6d0038, Reason code-Unable to perform command request, Reason code expl-Insufficient resources 2008 Jun 28 11:28:06 ...

Locality goal is to reduce hop counts and resultant latency, on same switch is ideal, If implement VSAN, will VSAN conflict with "On the same switch ideal" ?which means will VSAN increase hop count in single mds chassis ?

hello i have 2 fabrics with for each one a DS5000 ( Brocade OEM) 16 port and CISCO MDS switch for Ibm blade center.With FOS 6.01a for the 5000B who is the principal and SAN OS 3.1(3a) for the Cisco, i use the Interope Mode 3 on the cisco, so my DS...

Hi, I have two shiny new MDS9513 directors which i am trying to link with two ISL's. The problem i am having is that the ports on both switches stay in a state of 'initializing' although the port light is green. My HDS USPV disk ports come up fine as...

Hi there,Maybe someone could clarify this for me:If the bandwidth resources for a 4Gbps port is set to "dedicated", and then ISL'd to another switch which is only 2Gbps capable how much bandwidth is left in the port group ?Reading the port-resources ...

Hi all, Can anyone see any issues that may arise from changing the name of one of our MDS switches as far as the Management software is concerned?I presume changing the name through the Management software would be the best way to go?P.S. Not a lot o...

Hi, Has anyone had any issues with AIX hosts (badged IBM/Emulex HBA's) failing to flogi afterport disable/ enable or cable pulled/replugged? We are having to reset the HBA to get it logged back into the fabric. Windoze hosts behave normally.... Port ...

How do you show the military SAN security professionals in the Cisco CLI MDS-9500 using hardware zoning? I tried the “show fcns database detail” command in CLI and it showing a hard-address of 0x00000.