Storage Networking

HiI am trying to configure CX-500 with Cisco MDS 9216i as JBOD. The FC interface comes up but my HBA does not sees the disks and also not in the show flogi database.EMC Clariion cx-500 can be configured as JBOD or just Array only? MY HBA and FC port ...

I have a big problem , when i connected to MDS 9509 to HP VC-FC 8GB the module in MDS 9509 did not detect the HP module . I think this will be because MDS 9509 uses VSAN technology , but HP blade is not support this feature. Please help me

Is there a design guide for MDS 9500 working with Nexus switches?Is MDS usually equipped with both SAN-OS and NX-OS software so you can choose to configure MDS in SAN-OS or NX-OS? or SAN-OS and NX-OS means the same for MDS?Thanks

Any way to clear these faults?F1081    2013-02-21T15:04:24.658    157614 san Member 1/31 of Port-Channel 8 on fabric interconnect A is down, membership: downF1081    2013-02-21T15:04:24.658    157613 san Member 1/32 of Port-Channel 8 on fabric interc...

Hi,this UCS is connected to a qlogics SAN Fabric. We can see the LUN in ESX 5, but can't write. If we want write something to the LUN, we get the error above. We know that the qlogic Fabric is not supported by UCS, but its NPIV and i have a similar I...

Hi,I'm trying to upgrade a pair of Nexus 5ks from their current version (5.1(3)N1(1)) to version (5.2(1)N1(3)) however while running pre-upgrade checks I face this error. I can't find any refferences online by googeling this. I already have a ticket ...

I have been doing some reserach on the Internet and there were mix  responses.  some sources say tht enabling Jumbo Frames on 1GbE iSCSI are  not required for good performance.  Some sources suggest that Jumbo  Frames must be enable on either 100, 1G...

We are working with a  Nexus 5548UP connected to a EMC VNX5500 and four Dell R610 serversWe created VSAN 332 and VLAN 330 Here is the config. class-map type qos class-fcoeclass-map type queuing class-fcoe  match qos-group 1class-map type queuing clas...

Folks,           I receive the following error when performing npiv on a MDS  9214 running  5.0(4d).2013 Feb 14 15:18:53 switch %FLOGI-1-MSG_NPIV_NOT_SUPPORTED_WITH_TRUNKING: %$VSAN100%$ [VSAN 100, Interface port-channel 2: mode[TF]] NPIV not support...

Folks,           When I enable fcoe-npv feature on my 5010, I notice that it does not recognise fc ports on my expansion slot.2    8      4x10GE + 4x1/2/4G FC Module      N5K-M1404              okwhen I enable fcoe and npv individually then it recogn...

border switch concept fits in which topology in core edge or edge core

Folks,           I have a FCIP tunnel running netween two sites. I want to use additional ports on my MDS to setup another tunnel and use it if the primary tunnel goes down. what would be the most effective way to accomplish this task. I would not li...

            HiDuring upgrade MDS95XX from 5.2.2 target 5.2.2d we lost IP connection because of bad configuration  IP  of HA Standby   Supervisor.Is there a way to verify IP configuration of standby Supervisor before upgrade ?Best regards