Storage Networking

Nexus 5500 and FEX Port-channel

Team,I have been starting to read a lot of this tech but I still have some doubts regarding port-channel limits in my platform.So this is my current set up:- 1 Nexus N5K-C5596UP- 2 Fabric Extenders N2K-C2148T-1GE.Currently the Fabric Extenders are c...

Cisco 9124 and alert manager - showing sensor alerts

I currently have 2 Cisco Fiber 9124 switches in my environement. Everything seems to be working fine except I'm receiving these warnings every so often:9/26/2013 01:25 PM Sensor 26195Alert me when any hardware component goes into a warning or critica...

Resolved! Catalyst 3750G and iSCSI Storage Array

Good morning support community,I have a quick question that I'm hoping you can shed some light on. I'm planning to build a SAN using a pair of 3750G (early generation). One of the best practices that I'm seeing from the vendor is to set the mtu on th...

Resolved! Nexus 5548UP - VFC error disabled

We are building a Datacenter with UCS 6248U FIs and Nexus 5548UP Switches. The problem ist the FCoE configuration on the Nexus. After creating the vfC-Interface it is member of the default-vsan1. When we try to assign it to an other vsan (here vsan 1...

UCS connection to McData SAN infrastructure

Hi,I'm trying to connect an UCS to a SAN based on McData SAN switches. I configured the WWN pools and the vHBAs. The SAN Admin told me, NPV is on the port activated and NPIV is supported.On the swicthes, my WWPNs are visible and the SAN Admin configu...

password recovery procedure on MDS 9120

Hi,I tried ctrl+] combination to get to the "boot>" prompet to recover password on MDS 9120. it don't seem to work. I tried "ctrl + C" it took me to bios setup.How do I recover password on this platform? I ma using SecureCRT. any advice?thanks,Kerim

Resolved! downloading NX-OS image

Hi,I got a couple of MDS 9124 and they run very old code(lacking important features). Currently, my account is in a guest level and won't let me download the image. is there a way i can download the image? this is for personal lab in preparation towa...

Migration from MDS9216i to MDS9222i

Hi,As MDS9216i is end of support after 30th October 2013. We will be migrating the existing SAN switches to CISCO recommended MDS9222i switch.Primarily we are using 9216i as FCIP router for SAN extension (DC to NDR).Is there any pr...

Resolved! couldn't enable NPV mode on MDS 9124 switch

Hi,I tried to enable NPV feature on Cisco MDS 9124 switch with image version 3.1(3a) (both kick start and system). however, I couldn't find the "NPV enable". I could see NPIV enable. But no NPV in config mode. any advice?thanks

Switch is isolated from fabric...

Hi,I have one switch is isolated from my fabric,I can see there are 3 vsan configured, 1, 1000 and 3500.Once I executed the command :sh fcdomain domain-list vsan 1" or "vsan 1000" it shows all teh list of fabric in this vsan.but on " sh fcdome domain...

Error: Fabric mode does not support FCoE, Gen4 and above linecards

Hello AllAfter installing a new LC (DS-X9248-256k9), the blade is at powered-dn state. Reason: Reset (powered-down) because of incompatible configuration# show hardware fabric-modeFabric mode does not support FCoE, Gen4 and above linecardsFollowing i...

NPV and Forwarding Mechanism

Hi - From my understanding, an FCoE switch is an FCF if it de-encapsulates the FC frame from the FCoE frame and makes a forwarding decision based on the destination FC_ID in the FC header. FSPF will decide what the next hop is. Subsequently, the FCoE...

Expanding virtual drive

Dears,I have cisco ucs server with the below configuration i need to expand the virtual drive but i don't see available storage on webbios, could someone tell me the steps in details.Server configration:Total number of hard disks: 6Total number of dr...

FC/FCoE from N5k to UCS/FI

I'm working on a new Data Center design, which very closely matches the hardware in the following document:http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps9670/products_configuration_example09186a0080c13e92.shtmlI'll have SANs directly attached to the N5k's, w...

Nexus 5500 NX-OS configuring logging equivalent to IOS

Hi we had as a default-config on our IOS-boxesarchive log config logging enable notify syslog contenttype plaintext hidekeysto log all executed commands in the log-file/syslog-server.No we are looking for an equivalent configuration on Nexus 50...

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Nexus 5500 and FEX Port-channel

Cisco 9124 and alert manager - showing sensor alerts

Resolved! Catalyst 3750G and iSCSI Storage Array

Resolved! Nexus 5548UP - VFC error disabled

UCS connection to McData SAN infrastructure

password recovery procedure on MDS 9120

Resolved! downloading NX-OS image

Migration from MDS9216i to MDS9222i

Resolved! couldn't enable NPV mode on MDS 9124 switch

Switch is isolated from fabric...

Error: Fabric mode does not support FCoE, Gen4 and above linecards

NPV and Forwarding Mechanism

Expanding virtual drive

FC/FCoE from N5k to UCS/FI

Nexus 5500 NX-OS configuring logging equivalent to IOS

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Changing FCDomain Priority & Restart Behvior

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