Storage Networking

I upgraded a 9148 from  5.0.1a to 5.2.6a.Since then the TACACS or local credentials do not work.According to the ACS logs, there is no attempt to use the ACS database for login attempts (I see no "Failed Attempts" in the ACS logs).The switch is up an...

We recently received a number of spare SFPs in case of failure of the installed items. After having installed one of these SFPs in our test bed we receive the following notification:%PORT-5-IF_DOWN_FCOT_VENDOR_NOT_SUPPORTED: %$VSAN 1%$ Interface fc1/...

Hi,I want to connecting Nexus 5010 switch and Cisco ONS.However, the following combinations not work:   Nexus 5010 Eth1/6[SFP: GLC-SX-MM=] ======== MMF cable ======== [SFP: ONS-SE-G2F-SX=]ONS   !interface Ethernet1/6   ! speed 1000How is it possible ...

HiWe have designed the SAN network with Brocade5300 connected to Nexus5596. we want to know about the campatibility of these two switches.I can't find any compatibility matrix with this detail.i would appreciate it if you let me know about your exper...

Hi,We have MDS9222i in our data center. There are two SAN in the environment - IBM & Brocade. IBM SAN connectivity between DC & DR are through dark fiber now. This is true for SUN storage networking as well. Now we want to connect both IBM & SUN stor...

What is the best method to migrate a seed switch from an older model to a newer one? Currently I have a 9124 as my seed switch and an EOL 9216A as the second hop in my fabric. I have new 9148s to replace both of them. Ideally I want the new switches ...

Was "channel group auto" command removed from MDS running NX-OS or it is part of some feature? mds9222i(config-if)# channel-group ?  <1-256>  Specify a port-channel numbermds9222i(config-if)# channel-groupmds9222i(config-if)# channel-group autocomman...

All, I have six Dell Equallogic SANs connected to two Cisco 3750X (Stacked) in a redundant fashion. I have enabled Jumbo Frames (9000) and I configured a Port-Channel connecting back to the Distribution Layer. Keep in mind, our SAN and Server traffic...

Hi ...I have two switches Nexus 5010 with NX_OS 4.2.1 conected to Brocade 5000 using NPV (and NPIV) features.Now we have two new switches Brocade 5300 and we need to verify the compatibility of the Cisco Nexus NX_OS with the Brocade firmware.I can't ...

Hello - What is the difference between PWWN and NWWN? Do MDS's only recognize PWWN? If so, how do I know I got the right WWN in the zone?