Storage Networking

Dear All,this is first time I try to ask Cisco Community how to solve a problem.My old Cisco mds 9513 fiber channel switch is not usable due to a dual failure on both supervisor-2 elements.Both the two supervisors have a red status led. So, I decided...

I have a UCS C240 M5 with a Cisco 12G modular SAS HBA listed as an MRAID in the pci slot. It shows 2 physical drives in JBOD mode. All the options when I click on the controller info disappear except for "clear boot drive" The 2 disks show up in jbod...

I have a customer with a Brocade SAN which should be migrated to MDS; at the moment he uses port-based zoning.I proposed to switch to pwwn based zoning, but customer doesn't like it, although he cannot give me any reason why not.How popular is port-b...

Hello,https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/mds9000/sw/8_x/config/security/cisco_mds9000_security_config_guide_8x/configuring_fips.htmlmanual says: Configuration GuidelinesFollow these guidelines before enabling FIPS mode:• Make y...

Downgraded a 9396S from 8.2 down to 6.2(23);There was an exception which I corrected MDS-A-1# show incompatibility-all system  m9300-s1ek9-mz.6.2.23.binChecking incompatible configuration(s)The following configurations on active are incompatible with...

I work on a migration project from Brocade to Cisco MDS,Today, port-based zoning is used, which will be converted to pwwn.Most zones have > 2 members, therefore smart zoning is a big topic.I don't like to setup the device alias db, and tag each entry...

Hey Everyone, I have a 9506 that I am replacing with a 9396S switch. My question is, is there an easy way to export the config from the 9506 (I have the show tech-support details output from the 9506) and then import that same config onto the 9396S s...

Hello, Could anyone let me know how to update fcdomain allowed list. Currently, user configured allowed fcdomain list is 1,5-10,100-120, now I want to add 10 more fcdomain in allowed list.When i run the command fcdomain allowed 1,5-10,100-120, 121-13...

MDS 9148T support minimum nx-os version 8.3(1) and MDS 9513 can have maximum nx-os version 7.3(1)DY(1).could we have a fabric which contain both MDS 9513 as a core and 9148 T as edge switches. 

We have a security vulnerability that says we must move to postgresql 9.6.  We are running DCNM 10.2; however 10.4 and 11.1 both list postgresql 9.4.5 as the compatibility version.  Has anyone crossed this issue and solved it?

Hello:i have this problem: i connected a dell tape library tl2000 to my switch cisco nexus 5548 via fiber channel, i need the tape library to be recognized by a server who has Veeam software running, this server is also connected to the cisco nexus t...

Does anybody know an estimated end of sale date (EOS) for the Cisco MDS 9250i? We have been recommended this MDS switch but to my mind this product is way past its sell by date and should  be sunset fairly soon. Thanks MDS 9250i