What are the pre-requisites for integrating AD authentication for MDS 9710 directors?
Which guide/document deals with LDAP configuration ?
Any lesson learned from your experience then please feel free to share.
I'm new to storage networking, but I have had various flavors of CCNA/CCDA since 2005 and my CCNP/CCDP for about 2 years. I'm starting my foray into FC storage networking at work and was looking for certification paths for MDS switches but I can't ...
Please advise in what scenario the port may get into initialization status .(Currently one of our Switch port down with initializing state).
Host is connected to MDS switch Port.
Hi,
i need to get the isl's information (both sides = pwwn and peer pwwn).
Up until lately, i used the command "show interface" and then i could get my pwwn and the peer pwwn from the trunking information.
I noticed that when the trunking prt is dow...
Hello Dons,
We have HP DL380P G8 server with RHEL 6.5 with runlevel 3 and we just bought HP LTO-5 Ultrium 3000 SAS Ext. Tape drive for backup from server to tape. I would like to know how to install Yosemite backup software thru GUI on the server ...
Hi all,We got two MDS 9124e switches for our new HP c7000 Blade system. We currently have one MDS 9124 switch for our SAN environment now. We are thinking of connecting both 9124e switches via 2-port port channel to the main 9124 switch. I have a ...
In one of our core edge topologies, the cores and the storage switches have 32 port 10Gb capable cards, the host edge switches only have 4 Gb capable cards with plans to upgrade within the next 6 months. I need to increase the Port Channel Groups, w...
I have been handed a couple of Mellanox switches that have 40GB QPSK interfaces that we want to link to our NX 2Ks in the data center. Our parent 7ks are running code version 6.14 and I am wondering what my options are for using an Octopus cable to c...
Good morning, I am configuring a pair of Nexus 9k switches to run in a virtual port-channel configuration. For the vPC peer-keepalive link, I dont' want to use the management interface. Is it possible to tie 2 ports on each switch into an LACP port...
Hi - I've inherited a couple of MDS 9513 switches with sup2 cards. I've purchased sup 2A cards and would like to wipe the switch config and install the sup2a cards.
Can I simply shut down the switch and swap the supervisor cards? Meaning, would I e...
I have a customer that swears he is having a problem with SCSI aborts.
His host reports - Sep 27 00:26:27 cs13-db1-1-phx kernel: qla2xxx [0000:07:00.1]-801c:1: Abort command issued nexus=1:1:31 -- 1 2002.
The switch shows no discards, errors, credit...
Hi friends,
We have some wwn (NPIV) that a few days ago where logged to the switch (just log, we don't worked with them). Today we are tring to check if they are log ged in to the switch to create the alias, zones, etc but checking if they are logged...