Storage Networking

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?

We are installing DCNM to configure our new 7K switches and we can log in but after a period of about 5 minutes the client goes to a pink screen and states "Connectivity Lost to Server".  The server is installed on RedHat Linux.I have looked @ the fi...

Trying to create a custom RBAC role for Nexus 5500 SAN Admin. What role permission is required to have the ability to create device-aliases? The default san-admin role doesn't allow it so I created a custom role but can't figure it out.

This is somewhat of a sanity-check message, since I know the device in question supports the customer connectivity requirements.The customer will be deploying a new Nexus 5500/2200 fabric in the data center, and currently has Brocade Fibre-Channel sw...

I got a new challenge thrown my way this morning and am trying to figure out the best way to get some things accomplished.  Someone previously setup the 5548 but it doesn't seem to be working as expected.  The 5548 is directly connected to a Netapp s...

Hi I recently upgraded MDS 9134 from 5.0.4 to 5.2.6a and when I try to acces via web browser I get this error403 Forbidden The requested URL '/' resolves to a file which is marked executable but is not a CGI file; retrieving it is forbidden. When I w...

Is the LSI 9200-8e SAS HBA supported on the Cisco UCS C-Series M3 rack-mount servers e.g. C220?The technical documentation does not include it as an option. Neither can I find it in the Interoperability matrix. Regards, Arthur

                   Does anyone know where to find a table that would indciate what the max acceptable DB loss would be between two 9148 switches utilizing                    DS-SFP-FC8 GLW over 9 Micron cable.It seems the SFP product data sheets do n...

I have a SAN topology that consists of a Cisco UCS 6140XP fabric interconnect that is connected to a MDS 9148.  The 6140XP is part of a UCS blade chassis in which the hosts on the UCS are connected through to our SAN Fabric.  In Fabric Manager under ...

Dear All,                   I have some quaries about the San switch -DS-C9148D-4G48P-K9 and DS-C9148D-8G48P-K9.We need the cable specification for the connectivity between San switch and  servers and tape library and SAN to switch. waiting for your ...

I had a question regarding the statement that on a single MDS 9148 for example, only one Zone Set can be active. However, isn't it also true that if I have 2 VSANs 3 and 5 defined on this single MDS, I can have 2 active zone sets (1 per vsan) correct...

Hi,  We have been using callhome to obtain port down conditions for many years.  When we went from NX-OS 4.2(3) TO NX-OS 5.2(6) we are no longer getting any emails.  We now have a real need to get these alerts. portshow destination profile informatio...

Sorry to be back with this but I am trying to troubleshoot some other connectivity errors.I have a switch where  the active vsan is vsan 3The active zoneset is vsan 3 with an example zone belowMTL-C9124FL12-2# show zoneset activezoneset name fab_2012...