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Brocade C-Series Blade and MDS9132T

twigs
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Hello.
I am preparing a migration from the Brocade SAN to Cisco and as a first step I have to integrate the Brocade switches from a C-7000 chassis along with the new MDS.

I already have all the zones configured on the Cisco MDS and my idea is to configure the Brocade in AG mode. I think this option can work.

A question that arises and I ask for help is about the number of link ports between Brocade and Cisco I can put.

On Brocade's part, I know that the external ports of the SW are of the N-Port type where I can associate n F-Ports of the Chassis, but, Can I have more than one Brocade N-Port connected to Cisco MDS F-Ports? (more than one port per Fabric)

Could there be some limitation that I am overlooking?


Thank you

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marce1000
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 - You may find this useful : https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/dcn/whitepapers/non-disruptive-san-migration-from-brocade-to-cisco.html

 M.



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Thanks Marce.

I have already been reading this website, very interesting.

As I had also found information in other PDFs about putting the Brocade in Access Gateway mode, this was the way I had planned for the change. With the Zone Migration Tool program I have transferred the Zones to the Cisco and now I have yet to join them to the Brocade.

That's why I have a question about whether this option is valid and the number of NPorts that I can use to link both switches.

Thanks

twigs
Level 1
Level 1

Thanks Marce.

I have already been reading this website, very interesting.

As I had also found information in other PDFs about putting the Brocade in Access Gateway mode, this was the way I had planned for the change. With the Zone Migration Tool program I have transferred the Zones to the Cisco and now I have yet to join them to the Brocade.

That's why I have a question about whether this option is valid and the number of N_Ports that I can use to link both switches.

Thanks

 

 - Check this one too : https://www.cisco.com/en/US/docs/storage/san_switches/mds9000/interoperability/guide/ICG_bro.html

 M.



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    When the mirror will then always repond to me with ' The only thing that exceeds your brilliance is your beauty! '

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