Storage Networking

We have purchased 4 X 9124s over the past 6 months. 3 of the switches after short use lost their ethernet ports. Power cycling etc will not get the ports working. I keep sending them back for replacement but now the replacement units are also failing...

We have a 9509 at the HQ site and a 9216 in the DR site connected via a DS3. There are periodic times when the fcip link will flap and come back up, sometimes it will continue for minutes and has happened for several hours with this error: %PORT-5-IF...

How do you change the name of the Fabric in the Logical Domains section of Fabric Manager?

copy tftp:odran.txt nvram:startup-config doesn't like the word nvram although the following link on page 3-23 says I can do it.http://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/sw/rel_1_x/1_0_2a/san-os/configuration/guide/MDSCnfig.pdfAnoth...

I am trying to copy configuration file directly onto startup-config from a TFTP server. however the, NVRAM option is not available when using copy tftp command.Please advise how I can acheve this.

Hi,has anyone ever used copper SFP in an IPS card? I know it is unsuppported but has anyone actually tried it?Regards,Michael

In regards to software zoning, how is the Simple Name Server (SNS) updated? What security methods are used to prevent the updates to the name server?

hello,I'm trying to configure a NM-CE-BP-80G-K9 and when I try to assign an external ip to it, it gives me the error below. I have previously done a password recovery, then a write erase to clear the config, then a reload on the module. The module ...

I have configured FCIP between DC and DR IPSAN switches. FCIP is up but not trunking. On both switches trunk mode is on. Hence my VSAN (id 20 on both switches) not merging.See below FCIP interface status...fcip1 is up Hardware is GigabitEthernet ...

I've been accessing mds switches via FM with the locally defined admin user. Is there a config that will get FM to auth via tacacs? Is this discussed in a doc? Thanks.

HelloWe are using MUNIN to monitor the performance and env. parameters of out equipment. We want to add a graph monitoring the throughput on the ISLs ebtween our CISCO MDS switches.I used the IfInOctets and IfOutOctest which are 32bit counters.The gr...

hellois it disruptive for the Entire Fabricwhen you enable npiv feature ?do we need to first stop all servers attached to MDS ?let me knowthanksJYP

Hey,is there any reason to use flow based (src_id,dst_id) based load balancing instead of exchange based (src_id,dst_id,ox_id) ?exchange based will give me better load balancing in many scenarions.Why would i want to change the default of exchange b...

dear siri have one Content Engine 560 and one Storage Array 6 but i have problem for configuration them and i looked many times in order to find a good manual for configuration them but i was not Successful. would you please let me know how i can fin...