Storage Networking

Hello,I am pretty much new to the CISCO MDS SAN switches. I have the understanding of the SAN concepts but looking for the Information on the CISCO MDS  SAN administration. Can someone please help me and provide the document for CISCO SAN administrat...

system:    version 3.3(4a)   Kindly suggest how to enable NPIV on MDS9509 with OS 3.3., tried to use NPIV enable command but cannot see NPIV port logged in. Any suggestions ?

Hi!I have a question about the Nexus 4000. We currently have a Nexus 4000 connected to a Nexus 5000 connect to a 6500 Switch.We have VLAN 115 for Ethernet & Vlan 1115 for Fcoe.The FCOE part of the configuration is working, it is doing a fabric login ...

Hi,   I have two nexus 5672UPs and two HP c7000 chassis each on containing x5 BL460 G9cblades using B22HP FEX. On blade servers I used HP 536FLB CNAs. the problem I am facing here is that only 5 of them can register in Nexus 5672. all the configurati...

I have a requirement where we need to connect two Data center rooms together via an ISL link between two MDS switches. The rooms may be more than 100m apart. Compute devices in one room will be accessing storage in the same room (directly connected t...

Hello, team, please, let me kindly ask the question regarding the formally published storage interoperability matrix for native FC interfaces hosted on unified Nexus 2348UPQ FEXes parented by Nexus 56xx Series switches. It seems that the recently pub...

I have query about the version 6.0.2.N1.2.bin? Can I straight upgrade the version from 6.0.2.N1.2.bin to 7.1.5.N1.1.bin? Any command important command that I can run to check the VSAN and SAN setting on the customer nexus switches? I worry about afte...

Hi, We currently have ports 1 - 24 configured type Ethernet and 25-32 configured type FC. All the FC ports are in use There is a requirement for more FC connections. Ports 17-24 are not being used. Can I convert these to type FC. We have following li...

Hello,   I would like to enable SmartZoning feature on a Cisco MDS fabric that currently has already its own classic zoning configuration on VSAN X.. My concern are about whats happen to the pre-existing zones of VSAN X once the feature is enabled......

We have connected new EMC storage array to new FC ports on the Cisco Nexus 5K switches on new. We have installed SFPs, connected cables and configured/turned on the ports. However, still the port shows status "notConnected". I am not sure what is wro...

What different between the N5672-72P-SSK9 and the N56-12P-SSK?   If I need 12 ethernet ports, 12 FCoE ports, and 24 FC ports. What licenses I need to buy?   Thank you.

We frequently have servers with dual ported HBAs, and the standard practice has been to split the HBA, half zoned to the A Fab and half to the B Fab.  Recently one of my peers voiced the opinion that doing this contributes to slow drain situations.  ...