Storage Networking

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 ...

Hello, I installed a new version DCNM 10.2.1 on my Linux server. Everything works fine, except backup configuration. I can't configure SFTP server credentials in DCNM I added needed parameters(username, password and directory) for SFTP  and pressed ...

Can some one please tell me how to find the  virtual fcid of the target, created by IVR.

I'm having trouble editing a vsan that is ISL'd between switchABC and switchXYZ. They are ISL'd across fc1/47 and fc1/15, respectively. For example, I have vsan 3 with a full zoneset on switchABC, and an empty vsan 3 (no zones, no zoneset) on switchX...

I want to create some custom port groups in DCNM so that I can see the performance stats for a group of ports that are logically related (so I want to group 4 array ports together and see the performance stats for those ports as whole). However ... ...

If Target is JBOD. Do we have Arbitrated Loop topology in this case? & If Target is Storage Array. Do we have Fabric Switched topology?

I have smart zones setup currently. I am wondering can a member pwwn that is in a zone as <target> be configured in another zone as <both>. What I am trying to accomplish is setting up a Sancopy connection between a VNX5800 and an Xtremio array. I wa...

The PoE device connected switch shows the error "Power Controller reports power Imax error detected".

Looking for documentation on how to replace existing production 9506 with a 9706.  Thank You.

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 ...