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So - I'm using Nexus 5548's and 5596's as independent fabric A/B FCoE SAN switches. We currently have ~1400 zones on each fabric, and have used single initiator/single target zoning. We have a new storage vendor that is recommending that we use sing...
I'm attempting to upgrade a pair of Nexus 5596's in my lab to the latest code available, and I'm getting an error on one of the switches (the other switch upgraded just fine.Software BIOS: version 3.6.0 loader: version N/A kickstart: versi...
Totally possible - it would be configured just like any other ISL, you just need to configure ports on the Nexus 5548up as FC ports and build up the ISL like you would on any MDS. Do you currently have FC ports on the 5548up? If you don't, you will...
Sorry, the 9k acts in NPV mode, not NPIV mode (my mistake - fat fingers). From what I can tell there is no way to configure zones or any of the traditional FC constructs of a traditional FC switch. In NPV mode the 9k will simply forward Flogi/Plogi...
From what I can tell the 9k series does not have a Fiber Channel Forwarder in it. If your 5k's are the only FC/FCoE SAN switches, then you will not be able to get rid of them. If you have additional core SAN switches (MDS, Brocade, etc) then those ...
The Nexus 9k will act as an NPIV switch, does no local FCoE management, and does not have native FC ports. It will support FCoE traffic, but management will need to be enabled upstream via a true FCoE switch with a FCF (Fiber Channel Forwarder) such...
