Storage Networking

I have an opportunity to sell an IBM V5030 device, which is required to connect to a Cisco Chasis by means of a 6324 switch integrated into the chasis. The connection is required by means of a cable "40GBASE-CR4 QSFP + to four 10GBASE-CU SFP + direct...

Hi All,   Interesting query, when using FI 6200 UCSM DAS zoning, single initiator to multiple targets in FC switching Mode, is it possible to connect two storage Arrays together through the FI to run a san copy?   in general i would assume the Arrays...

Dear all,   I was reading the Nexus 9000 datasheets && I wonder if the Nexus C9336C-FX2 (N9K-C9336C-FX2) supports FC or FCoE for the storage networking purpose? Here is the link that I read: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collateral/switches/...

Hello All,   We have a bit of a small server room design problem where we are tasked with connecting a Netapp FAS2650 storage to a Cisco Cat3850 (which is the distribution switch). My questions are:-   How can this be accomplished without the purchas...

Hi Experts, This is first time I am deploying the cisco hyperflex and facing many issues. Can any one provide me the step by step configuration procedure?   Please find the attachments.   Thanks...

I am wondering what the min level of supported firmware on a MDS 9148 is to support USC FI code 3.2(3a) is.  Because of some legacy hardware we can't move beyond (for now) 6.1(17) on the MDS.   TIA, Jim

Hi, I restarted my Cisco MDS 9222i and after that my device is keeping restarting every 2 minutes. Please your comment about a possible solution: ----------------------- cisco MDS 9222i ("4x1GE IPS, 18x1/2/4Gbps FC/Sup2")   Cisco Nexus Operating Syst...

I am in the process of adding 2 new MDS 9148s switches to our existing fabrics. We currently have to isolated fabrics. I need to add one MDS to each Nexus. The Nexus currently have 1 VSAN, 1 Zoneset, and is set  to basic mode. I want to add the new s...

We have a 5548UP and am having problems with some new FET 10G we just got.   I get the error message  N5548-A %ETHPORT-3-IF_UNSUPPORTED_TRANSCEIVER: Transceiver on interface Ethernet1/7 is not supported   when I do a show int transceiver it looks ok ...

Hi, I have a configuration of UCS-FI connected to MDS 9148 and a Port Channel is configured and active, but when this setup has been implemented we forgot to enable the FC Uplink Trunking feature.   here is our port channel config on UCS-FI : UCSFI-A...

I have RAID6 of 6 disks. I've replaced one disk in RAID 6, rebuild was ok, but HDD SMART section of the administration fails with "Drive Information request failure". Raw SMART data are ok, but "Summary", Disk information" and "Test" tabs are empty. ...

Customer has a z14 and DS8880 infrastructure with Cisco SAN devices. It is possible in the new z/OS Health Checker to build in a check for Dynamic Routing problems, but if it is unsupported for virtual tape, the customer should at least be aware that...