Storage Networking

We are running VRRP and using In-Band Mgmt over vsan 254 w/ip to manage our SAN Fabric. I login into my Windows Fabric Manager Server then connect to our Seed Switch. I can see and manage our Core 9509's, however we have 9216 Edge Switches which I ...

I upgraded to 3.1(2a) and then I reinstalled Fabric Manger and Device Manager. Fabric Manager won't start, error is "Unable to connect to server! Admin login from 127.0.0.1 failed". Device Manager is fine.

HiI am in the process of having a seperate link (IP) installed between two of my Data Centre sites. The SAN is in one of them and I will be extending it (via FCIP) to the other once this big link is ready.There will be a combination of SAN traffic an...

Howdy,I'm just wondering how many people actually use fabric manager? :)CheersAndrew

In Cisco MDS FMS running on Windows 2003 Server, I see errors like "UknownUSer Name(Server), "Invalid Auth Password or Wrong Digest (Server)" under Status column against each switches and they are yellowed out and errors are occuring randomly. Switch...

Greetings,In another attempt to get some MDS switches for our extended SAN, I have veto'ed using Tape drives between data centers until Brocade can tell me exactly how they have "got around Head of Line Blocking (HoLB)" if they don't have Virtual Out...

Greetings,I was wondering if anyone has used a MDS and ONS 15454 solution to extend the distance limit for HDS sync true copy. It seems that native fibre has a best practice limit of about 32 km for intensive true copy usage for OLTP. Non intensive ...

version 3.1(2)The old wwns persist in the fcdomain fcid database. I'm curious if there is a fabric manager method to remove these. I can probably "no" them in the cli. Thx.

Fabric Manager use to work but stop working for no reason. we are currently on 2.1(b). Did the norm uninstalled/reinstalled, deleted the Cisco directory (Windows XP), Device Manager works fine. Doesn't work on the Fabric Manager server either or othe...

Dear All,I will do following procedures to enable IVR on FCIP environment.1. 'show wwn switch' command to record both of local and remote Switches' WWN.2. set unique domain ID required if SAN-OS less than Release 2.1. a. fcdomain domain domain_numb...

Dear All,There are 5 Switch in my single fabric.I have no idea when I actived the IVR zoneset, it showed the fabric lock.What situations can cause the fabric lock?Thank you,Dennis

himy fabric is build with 4 MDSthere are now totally isolated (no connection between switches) but underFabric Manager all switches are seen asfabric isolated in VSAN1i desinstalled/resinstalled Fabric Managerrebooted switches , still isolatedhow to ...

Just want to know what operations can be carried out in FM that can't be done via the CLI and vice-versa?Thanks.