Storage Networking

Hi All, Hoping someone can help me, I want to configure our C7000 with 2 x hp vc flexfabric 10gb/24-port modules to work with 2 x Cisco MDS 9148 switches but not sure what config I need to set on the 9148.  So far I haven't been able to get this com...

Does B200-M4 support boot from san or not ?

I am trying to understand the compatibility matrix for DCNM as mentioned  in the link below: http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/switches/datacenter/sw/10_2_x/comp_matrix/b_compatibility_matrix_10_2_1.html It says for MDS 9100 series following vers...

Hi, We monitoring our switches with an external monitoring application (SMARTS) and sometimes we have alerts for a CPU utilization like this: SMARTS: XXXXXXXXXRSAN - cseSysCPUUtilization - High CPU utilization. It's at 98 % (...or what ever...) Thi...

hello,can anyone help me konw that if the ucs mini 6324 QSFP can connect directly to none-cisco server or storage? thanks!

Bug: CSCuj18375 Cisco wants me to do a "write erase boot" which seems a bit silly.  Why not do this: copy startup-config bootflash:startup-config.txt config feature scp-server end Go to server, scp the file down remove the line with the garbage ...

My current 9124 switches are EOL in 2019 and I'm looking at what it will take to move my existing fabrics to new switches.My existing switches were provided through Hitachi Data Systems, which has not verified any version of NX-OS beyond 5.0(8).My pr...

Our install of DCNM (just for SAN management, and unlicensed since our SAN is comparatively small) currently resides on a vm, whose volume is supplied from a datastore ultimately supplied by the SAN itself. It occurred to me that if something went re...

I have two MDS9148 SAN switches that we are currently using for our SAN connections from UCS to EMC VNX5500. We purchased a 3PAR which we have already connected to the current MDS9148 switches. The 3PAR is capable of 16GB FC so we decided to purchase...

Hi, I am currently running a SAN - Cisco MDS 9513's - consisting of two Fabrics, A & B (core-edge) over two DC's. I currently have the unfortunate problem of a 'rogue' Brocade switch appearing as part of both fabrics. This particular Brocade switch...

Hello, I need to configure an IBM Bladecenter Cisco SAN switch but new to this area of expertise and was wondering if anyone can point me to some guidance for this.  I understand it is very similar to the Cisco MDS 9124.  Unfortunately configuring sw...

Hi all, I am new in data center technology, learning bit by bit. But drown in VSAN & zone :)....pwwn, nwwn, fcid, zoning, zone set, port type, LUN, floggi, ploggi, fcns, masking, mapping,..... fc, fcoe, fabricpath, vPC.... and so on and on. searched ...