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Hello, In a san storage environment fabric switch configured with no zone with standalone switch. Can we configure two fabric switch in a stackable environment and assign all host into a new zone without harm to any data and connectivity.Please sugge...

Resolved! N9K and Fibre Channel support

Hi community, I'm struggling trying to understand the feasibility of the following solution.I have to replace an old FC switch.Target storage and Initiator server are directly connected to it.I would like to understand if i can replace it with a Nexu...

Resolved! MDS9148t upgrade to 9.3(1) without smart license

I have an MDS9148t that I'm planning to upgrade to 9.3(1) or newer. Issue is that I have perpetual license for the ports but release notes says I'll have to move to smart licensing. Can I simply upgrade the switch without migrating license? This is a...

difference between flogi and fcns

May i know what's the difference between show fcns database command and show flogi database command, does both show the target server wwpn? if i want to show wwpn of my fc0? which command i should use?

Setting up ldap with ssl enabled on Cisco MDS switches

Hi,I was successfully configured ldap without ssl and was able to authenticate with my AD account without issues. But once ssl enabled nothing works. I may need to upload the ldap certificate to be able to authenticate? Need your help. Regards,

Two same PWWN with different alias name - is it possible?

Hy! I have a Cisco DS9132T-K9 SAN switch which will replace a Brocade switch. The original Brocade switch config contain two same PWWN with different alias name. I realized that I can not create more than one alias with same PWWN. Can I create someho...

MDS 9222i Batteries

What type of batteries does a MDS 9222i contain? What is the hazmat code for these batteries?

Cisco MDS9000 Series

Hi. Is that possible to connect multiple storages in 2 MDS Switch? Cause i already perform the setup but not sure if it correct or not. Details config and setup as per attached. Appreciated any assistance & help regarding this matter. TQ

How to get list of servers and switches connected to MDS switch?

We need to know which server or switch is connected to each port on the MDS switch. We prefer to get the information via SNMP but CLI will work as well.Thanks a lot!

Cisco MDS Configuration

Hi. Is that possible to connect multiple storages in 2 MDS Switch? Cause i already perform the setup but not sure if it correct or not. Details config and setup as per attached. Appreciated any assistance & help regarding this matter. TQ

fcns output

Is it normal to have "Not avaiable" under connected interface for "show fcns database detail" on a native FC target device?port-wwn (vendor) :10:01:d0:49:ea:52:9a:f0node-wwn :10:00:d0:39:ea:52:8a:f0class :3node-ip-addr :0.0.0.0ipa :ff ff ff ff ff ff ...

Resolved! Swapped a NetApp device, but only being recognized on A fabric

We have a cisco MDS 9148S 16G 48 FC that's no longer under support, but's been running rock solid at our DR site for 7 years now.It's a very static environment but we replaced a dead NetApp last week, which should have been as simple as updating the ...

Cisco MDS

Hi, Is anyone familiar with Cisco MDS? For the fiber port, do we need to purchase/install licenses to be operate? Thank You

Sinewave battery backup or NOT

I was wondering if anyone knew if Cisco recommended Sinewave battery backups for Catalyst switches or does it not matter?

Resolved! Jumbo frames in Nexus 5000

Hello:We have 2 Nexus 5000 Switch with n5000-uk9.5.0.3.N2.2.bin system image file.The 2 Nexus are distributed in 2 centers and are connected directly.In each of the switches there is an Oracle server. These Oracle servers are clustered and connected ...

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