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Hello allI'm looking to update our documentation on MDS9000 switch recovery - specifically replacing the whole switch after an swapout.The MDS cookbook has a procedure for replacing one but makes no mention of what to do differently if the switch is ...
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...
Hello AllI'm currently replacing an existing Brocade SAN with a 9134 based one (not a big site).Now the 9134 is also available in a stacked config (buying through IBM) which consists:1 x 91342 x 10Gb port activation Licenses2 x 10Gb CX4 copper trans...
HelloOK, I think you need to log a call with you support provider. This is getting a bit too complex for this method of supportFull zone distribution should really be enabled, but you have your 2 vsans on switch 2 set to active only, when the ones ...
HiThe zone DB mismatch is not because of that. Every conncted switch participating in a particular VSAN should have EXACTLY the same active zone DB, If they don't there is a synchronisation problem.As for deactivating/activating the zone, is this s...
OK it looks like you have a zone DB missmatch:Switch 1, vsan 2:Full Zoning Database : Zonesets:1 Zones:180 Aliases: 210Active Zoning Database : Name: VSAN0002_ZoneSet Zonesets:1 Zones:186Status: Activation completed at 15:52:48 UTC Feb 8 20...
HelloYour OP stated "we have host wwn cabled to switch 1 vsan 2 and storage port to switch2 vsan 2". Is this the 1st host connected in that way? i.e. do you have any other hosts accessing storage across the ISL on vsan 2?Answering Amit's questions w...
HelloI think the hard coded FCID may be the issue. Can you turn it off and let it get one normally? Can you also provide an FCID of a working device in that switch?Steven