I am stuck trying to configure some new WWNs to our fabric manager. I have notes on how to configure but I am having trouble discovering the switches. I can console into them with the user "Admin" and configure CLI but the fabric manager software won...
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Resolved! Fiber Channel on Nexus Switches
We have IBM TS4300 Tape Library that we would like to connect to our backup solution from Veeam (on 2 servers). The only available connection is an Fiber Channel 8Gb port (LC connector), and we have Nexus switches to connect it to. We need some infor...
We need to create zone between VSAN 110 (Initiator-2) and VSAN 210 (Target-3). [Diagram Attached]Do I need to do anything in fcdomain? Please share your recommendations and action plan to configure the IVR zoning.Please see following command for fcd...
I am having trouble getting the last block of 8 ports licensed on 4 Cisco MDS 9232 switches - 24 of the 32 are licensed, and i was given 4 license for each switch respectively.i have followed the guides but i cant seem to get the ports licensed Inte...
Hello,Wanted to ask a possibly silly question but I'm trying to work out the best option for this new config. We are coming off UCS with FI's which currently holds hosts and FC storage from our SAN. This is all well and fine but we are moving to sepa...
Hello.I am preparing a migration from the Brocade SAN to Cisco and as a first step I have to integrate the Brocade switches from a C-7000 chassis along with the new MDS.I already have all the zones configured on the Cisco MDS and my idea is to config...
Resolved! Forget MDS admin user
Hello We have Cisco MDS 9148T , anyway to reset the admin password as I forget it.Appreciate your help Thanks
Resolved! MDS 9132 change port exhaust
Hi community,I need to replace intake for port side exhaust on a pair of switches. I can powered off them. We are receiving PSU's port side exhaust and FAN's port side exhaust.Is there any procedure for doing this?Regards,
I have two MDS9220I switches and recently added a third MDS9220I at another site. While trying to configure a pair of new FCIP links to the new MDS9220I I am running into a strange situation.When I create an initially bring the fcip interfaces up wi...
Hello I just thinking if i can connect two of Cisco C9148S MDS SAN switch or it not applicable, I have a storage with two MDS's at "Site-A" and UCS Server with one MDS at "Site-B" as the below figure:Please need to know if i can connect "SAN-2" with ...
I have customer desparated to replace the 48P N5Ks which connects both compute as well as native FC SAN...But from what I can see, there are not many N9K models support native FC anymore...I guess I could recommend MDS but they would still need data ...
Hello We have two of Cisco C9148S MDS san switch connected to EMC unity storage with multimode connection (DS-SFP-FC16G-SW) & (Avago 16Gb SFP+ SW).as we need to relocate it, can I connect one of the MDS with the storage with single-mode dark fiber (D...
Hi Community,Greetings!!In order to reduce the risk we need to upgrade the SSH on MDS switch. Can someone confirm if the SSH upgradation for MDS swith is same as Catalyst Switch.Thanks
We have some 2 Cisco Nexus 9300 and 2 Cisco MDS 9148.We have configured Radius authentication in the same way but it works only on Nexus.In the radius server we configured the Cisco-AV-Pair attribute as priv-lvl=15, shell:roles=*"network-admin vdc-ad...
I have a question, what is the difference or application of the fiber interconnect switch FI (FI 6454) and SAN switch (MDS 9148). I understand that San uses it for fast switching of larger data between server and storage. Then why the FI for? Like FI...
