Storage Networking

We are installing a new DC, comprised of two Nexus 5548UP ( also providing L3 services) and a series of fabric extender switches. I have a question regarding Nexus models suitable for our SAN (iScsi).Will the Nexus 2232TM-E be suitable for iScsi, or ...

All, I downloaded the SAN Health Advisor zip file for v5.0(1a). I don't see any installation instructions and I'm not able to figure out how to begin the installation on my Windows machine. Can anyone help me out with instructions or documentation?Pe...

Hello allI'd appreciate feedback on wether this is looked upon as good practice or not.For all the Cisco SAN implementations I have done to date, I have always trunked VSAN1 (but obviously NOT used it for customer data).  I do this for a couple of re...

Suppose I have a pair of 9513s and want to merge VSAN10 across the two switches. I connect the switches via a sinlge port on each switch that are members of VSAN10, and have trunking disabled for the ISL ports, so that only VSAN10 merges.What happens...

<< Original question by Ivy Yang. Moving from document section to discussion>>hi, guysI am a newbie of Cisco MDS.we have several MDS9513, 9148.................now I want to automate the health check for these switches.....the check items include both...

        Hiall SAN switches MDS95XX and MDS9124e24 port  must be upgraded from NX-OS 4.1.3a to NX-OS 5.2.2dI have no details on the process for switch HP 9124 e.Is it disruptif  . How many steps from 4.1.3a to 5.2.2d . Generally is the process the sam...

Hi, I have a Nexus switch 5548UP, and want to install 30 FC ports, so do i need to buy 4 N55-8P-SSK9 licenses or do i need to buy the N55-48P-SSK9 license?.regards,Juan Pablo Hidalgo

Hi All,I am very new to MDS switches (MDS9148 )- DS-C9148D-8G16P-K9And need help in configuring this switch in my DC environment. Any kind of help will be really appreciated. Attached is the topology diagram.I am intending to get the 8Gig HBAs up and...

                   Hi,I have 2 cisco mds 9216 login. I restarted the fabric manager and database service to refresh the GUI but since then iam unable to login into the fabric manager. It is stuck as "Discovering the Network",please wait.

Completely new to the Cisco switches, I'm struggling with some of the basics. Right now, I'm playing with the virtual fibre channel bits.On a Nexus 5548UP version 5.1(3)N2(1)conf tint vfc 16bind int eth 1/6no shutswitch# show int vfc 16vfc16 is trunk...

Hi,In my enviroment I have a datacenter with 2 Nexus 5548UP with FCoE Licence. As I am new to storage networking I need some information about the configuration of FCoE.The enviroment is :2 x 5548UP Switch2 x 2232PP FEX1 x Host with Emulex OneConnect...

Hello Folks,Can some one let me know how to launch the Fabric manager installer in IE 8, I am using Windows 7 32 bit OS with IE 8.I can't launch the Fabric manager installer in IE 8, your help much appriciated. thanks in advance.

                   Hi,We have 2 MDS 9216 switches which are ISLed together. Yesterday night we had a power outage and since then one of the switches(switch b) has a red line across it. I have tried to restart the fabric manager services but that did ...

Hello,I am currently installing Cisco MDS 9148 switches and I want to configure CallHome email alerts for basic monitoring.Email test is working well, callhome events are working well (switch reload) but when I try to perform a link failure (remove F...