Storage Networking

Are fabric services in VSAN X protected against CPU hogging from VSAN Y? In other words, if an HBA in VSAN Y starts going crazy and does 2000 FLOGIs in a couple of seconds, will the login service in VSAN Y peg the CPU and possibly deny (or severely ...

Does anyone know if Cisco will be releaseing a 64-bit iSCSI driver for AIX 5.X?

Dear Sir,We want to connect our cisco-MDS-9216 SAN switch to cisco 4503 switch ....which module is required in cisco 4503 switch (2GB uplink)SAN switch is having FC-2GB ports.RegardsDeepak

Hi CommunityWould appreciate if you suggest what type of SAN switch would be better for our new SAN/NAS/DR project.I am comparing MDS 9216 to Brocade SAN switchThanks in advance

Howdy,We have presented a number of luns from our eva3000 disk array to our HP-UX host. The vsan and zoning is correct as far as we can tell & the luns can be seen correctly by a host plugged into the same switch as the array. The problem is that the...

We would like to deploy an MSA1000 and a 5428-2 using iSCSI. It isn't explicitly mentioned as a supported configuration on the HP site although it does specifically mention the MDS switches which is unappealing at the moment($$).Does anyone have any ...

Hi allI've got a problem with configuring aaa on the m9500, users telnetting to the device get authenticated but does not appear to have the right authorization level for all the commands ie copy. The radius server has no problem authenticating users...

hi.my question is can i use the switch 3750 for SAN?? and what must i do to make it right ??thnx

Now that Control Center supports the MDS 9xxxx switches and fabrics, which and/or how many copies of the MDS 9500 licenses can I do without?

I have a pair of these running as a cluster fine with a couple of single controller/dual connected RAID units (one fiber to each 5428)I have a new RAID unit with dual controllers, each with dual connections. It works fine connected to a single 5428,...

We currently are getting a message everyday for the call home that the Fabric Manager is grace period is going to expire in XX number of days. Is there any way to turn this alert off? This is annoying as we like the call home feature, but hate the ...

HiI'll soon have a FC fabric that will include both McData and Cisco MDS 9216 switches. These switches will be interconnected. Is there one tool that I can use to manage the whole, mixed fabric, or must I use the Cisco tool to manage the 9216, and ...

Hi Does anyone know how to get detailed MDS SNMP MIB OID information (I am after inventory / performance information). When looking at the MIB documentation / IEFT standard I can get an OID but it does not work against the MDS 9216. e.g. MIB - OID -...

Has anyone got a 5428 connected to a Thunder 9570. I have configured luns, etc on the HDS, but the cisco does not seem to discover any devices. I have set the ports to 2G, F-types.thanksDarren

Wondering if anyone's seen this one. 5420, 2.1.2 running. Any initiator I try to connect -- Cisco (Windows and Linux), MS, Novell, old versions, new versions, -- is rejected with an "unsupported version" reason. Ethereal trace shows an error 0205 and...