Difference between Access Gateway mode and switch mode
We have a HP C7000 blade enclosure which needs to be connected to SAN environment (through DCX). The interconnect module in C7000 is 8GB brocade switch (Switch type 72.3) 1) Now i have two option...
View ArticleBlocked FC remote port time out: removing rport
I am kinda in the dark here, hope this is correct forum for feedback. We have QLogic QMC2462S HBA's connected to Brocade 4020 (IBM BLADE) connected to Brocade 200E Switch and then connected to our...
View ArticlePrincipal Switch Question
Hi, Today was the first time I have ever merged 2 switches to form a small fabric. I have a quick query with regards to the Principal Switch Allocation that I wonder if you could help clarify. We...
View ArticleSilkworm 200E Passwords
Hi. I recently purchased a used Silkworm 200E. I would like to reset all passwords, basically returning to factory defaults. I booted into the Serial Console and press ESC and reset the password...
View ArticleSNMP MIB download
Hi, I am using WhatsUp Gold (NMS) to monitor network devices. i want to add Brocade 300 (8/24) to the NMS, for detailed monitoring i need to add SNMP MiB file to NMS. From where can i get the SNMP...
View ArticleSevere latency bottleneck detected & HP FlexFabric
Hi I have a problem that no one seems to have the solution for. I have 2 fabrics (A and B), both with 4 Brocade slkwrm 300 in it, (latest firmware). A have to HP EVA 8100 SANs, in two serverrooms, so...
View Articlefillword for 8G port on DCX
Did any one configure fillword for 8G port on DCX? If yes, can you post details as for what purpose you have configured. What happens, if it is not configured ? Any other useful information.
View ArticleFC8-48 trunk port groups
Hello there. I've tried looking at the hardware manual for the DCX backbone but am still struggling to find a clear answer as to what the trunk port groupings are for a FC8-48 blade. We are...
View Articlehow to find port connection with wwn
HI first question: exemple: host wwnn on Port1/1---switch1----port2/2-----------------port1/3---swtich2 if i'm connect on switch2 with ssh, how can i find all information of the host connection if...
View ArticleHow to upgrade firmware or FabOS from the Console
Hello, How does one upgrade a Brocade switch from the connecting hyper-terminal console. I made created a straight-through cable (2-2, 3-3, 5-5) and can get in the console of the Silkworm 3800 (aka...
View ArticleHow to change/clear the NTP setting via CLI/GUI on brocade switch
Hello How to change/clear the NTP setting via CLI/GUI on brocade switch Current setting is as follows. admin> tsclockserver Active NTP
View ArticleBuffer to buffer credit calculation
Hi, My SAN is getting 5 Billion BB credit time 0 errors each day. ( I reset the counters every night ) mainly these are logged against the ISLs My question is. do i use the calculation for BB...
View ArticleBackup of Brocade switches
Hello All, Can any one help me to take backup the complete configuration of brocade switches? is there any commands to have the complete config backup? thanks.....
View ArticleDiscover WWNs on NPIV
Hi I have some ports on SAN768b switch with NPIV config. When I run switchshow, the only information that I can get is: 131 13 03fc80 idN4 Online FC F-Port 1 N Port + 4 NPIV
View ArticleBrocade vs Cisco? Which has highest recognition and paying rates in...
Hello experts, When we take Brocade and Cisco, I would like to know from you guys, which certification path has hight recongnition and paying rate in the Data Center field? I am more into FC and...
View ArticleCWDM/DWDM in Brocade 6510
Hi! We're looking into connecting two datacenters with dark fiber, Cisco EWDM-MUX8, and Brocade 6510's for SAN core switches. Is anything known about whether it's possible to use CWDM/DWDM SFPs in a...
View ArticleBrocade Compatibility Matrix
Dear Brocade team, Is it possible to have an updated compatibility matrix ? Impossible to get one from my FC SE, the one on your website is outdated (May 2012) : Compatibility Thank you.
View Article8gb ports and fillword
I have Brocade DCX directors and all of the ports have the fillword set to 0. Should I go ahead and set all ports fillword to 3. As we move forward we are adding more and more 8gb devices and none of...
View ArticleGetting a list of device node WWNs
Hello, I need a list of all device node WWNs connected to a switch. In the Port Administration GUI tool, I can see the Device Node WWN connected to a port if I click "Device Details", but to click...
View ArticleUpgrade Fabric OS
Hi, I am Alex, I am new with fiber channel switching and i have some beginner questions. I have to upgrade the F. O.S. of a brocade 200E san switch from version 5.0.1 to 6.2.2. I have found on
View ArticlePropagate IP switch address through the fabric
Hi guys, Do you know how could I hurry up the propagation of a new IP address (modified from an old one) of a switch through the fabric it is part of? Thanks, Mugur
View ArticleLink Timeout on internal port
Hi, we have IBM 2499-192,(Brocade DCX-4S Backbone)Switch. we are getting these errors very ferquently in errdump. 2012/02/29-14:53:29, [C2-1012], 329, SLOT 5 | CHASSIS, WARNING, IBM_2499_192,...
View ArticleCannot Open Switch Explorer
Hello, I have two Brocade Fiber Switch Modules in an IBM BladeCenter H. I was having trouble with one of them so I reset it back to factory defaults. Once reset I can no longer connect to it...
View ArticleBrocade SAN SW 300 showing "No_Sync" status in port
Hi All, We have recently bought two new DELL PowerEdge R620 x8 Chassis server. For storage connectivity for the new servers they also procured below items:- 1.QLogic 8262, Dual Port 10Gb SFP+, Low...
View ArticleWhy some wwns not visible in the Access Gateway are visible in the switch Fabric
Hello everybody, I will appreciate any input that help me to understand what is happening in the following issue : I have an IBM Blade Center working with NPIV connected to a Brocade switch...
View ArticleWebtools Java Error
Hi experts I am unable to open the Webtools GUI for Brocade switch. It gives a java error message below. Help please. Java version installed in mgmt server : java 6 update 35 (64-bit)
View Article8GBps speed
I have one issue in one of installation, we provide 1 storage IBM DS3512 (Dual Controller) and IBM Bladecenter H with 2 x Brocade 20 Port 8GB SAN Switch (44X1920), we attached the SAN switch directly...
View ArticlePort random timeouts/resets on ISL over DWDM
I have two DCX directors connection through the Cisco DWDM 15454SDH over 4Gb and 2Gb ports, two different providers distances 15 and 20 km.DWDM is the card I think TDM with ports with speeds 1,2,4 Gb....
View ArticleHow to recover admin or root password.
Hello, I have sigle fabric swith brocade 300, OS version 6.3.1B, i need to know what is the process for recover root or admin password
View ArticleFabric License and Full Fabric License
Hello All! Are the fabric license and the full fabric license different licenses or just different names for the same license? Thank you if you answer.
View ArticleBrocade and ADVA FSP3000 Compatibility Matrix
Hello, IHAC thats has delpoyed a WDM ADVA FSP3000, so I'm looking the compatibility Matrix for 6510 and 300. The customer i using the following board: 1063707620-01...
View ArticleDCX SNMPv3 Config DCFM
Hi, I have below setup for snmpv3 configuration on DCX switch. But under the DCFM >>Discovery >> setup it show error message. The user and password are correct for MD5 and DES, It will be...
View ArticleHow to connect two FC-Switches
Hi I want to connect two Brocade FC-Switches. When I do that I see on Switch1: >switchshow Area: 3 Port: 3 Media: id Speed: N2 State: Online E-Port segmented,(disabled E_Port) Switch2:...
View ArticleHigh and continous er_enc_out and er_bad_os
Hi Guys, I am observing very high errors on a port. er_enc_out and er_bad_os are increasing rapidly. every second there are about 50 errors.Can anyone help to know the reason for this issue. Thanks...
View ArticleReset a san switch to factory defaults
Hi. Could someone please tell me how could i reset a 200E san switch to factory defaults? can this be done via telnet or must i connect to it using a serial cable? Is there a guide on this? Best...
View ArticleMassive upgrade of backend switches skipping versions in between
Hello everyone, I know that the supported solution is to do upgrades of Brocade switches with one version hops. However a customer is facing requirements to upgrade ~1500 Silkworm 5100 switches which...
View ArticleIPFC on a DCX-4S
Been thinking about running IP on a DCX. What are the pros and cons of running IP on a FC switch? Haven't been able to find much documentation on how to do it, we have storage only on the switch now...
View ArticleIBM 2109-M48 Active CP "libipadm errors"
Hi We have 2 M48 director in our 2 data centers. Today both of them started giving the same errors. They are in different fabrics. We had one of the IBM CE that logged into the active CP with a...
View ArticleCreate a FC Fabric
Hi, I have 2 san switches, 200E and a 249824E. I want to configure them as fabric, to make them work as one. Could some one please point me to a guide or something like this? Will this process...
View ArticleFOS 6.4.3 to 7.0.0c upgrade failed
Checking system settings for firmwaredownload... The following item(s) need to be addressed before downloading the specified firmware: Upgrade to 7.0 is not allowed because the threshold...
View ArticleDoes "incompatible SFP" mean wrong GBICs?
I've just got my first 16Gb FC switch; it's licensed for all ports at 16Gb. Four ports that should have been syncing at 16Gb were instead syncing at 8Gb. I forced the ports to 16Gb, and a...
View Article(Dell) Brocade M5424 FOS 7.x Firmware Upgrade -> where?
Hi, we bought the M5424 togehter with Dell Bladecenters and I wonder where we can get a firmware update from 6.4.2 to 7.x? I had no chance at the Dell Website nor was a Dell Support Agent able to...
View ArticleLicenses: Fabric VS Extended fabric
We have some IBM 24E (Brocade 300) switches with Extended fabric and trunking licenses. There is no (full) fabric licenses in licenseshow output. Do we need to buy fabric licenses to perform an ISL...
View ArticleProblem with Brocade 815 direct attached to storage
I have an IBM server with 2 single port Brocade FC cards (815) running Windows 2008 R1 x64. Each card is directly attached to a separate controller on an IBM storage solution (DS3512.) When the...
View ArticleGot error ID 11 lost fabric connectivity with a 825 HBA on my W2k12 server
Hi everyone, Thank you very much for your help in advance. My first time being here~~ Currently my collegue has already installed a 825 4G 8G HBA card on a Windows 2012 server on a Dell Box. He...
View Article7800 Extension Switch - GE interfaces
Hi, Looking for assistance if anyone can help. I'm looking to understand and confirm that the GE interfaces of a 7800 Extension Switch require to be within it's own subnet. I'm having trouble...
View Articlesteps to configure FCIP Brocade 7800
Hello Team I have two 7800 in my primary Data Center which is directly connected to Storage Array Two 7800 in my Remote DC which is connected to DCX via ISL. I have one Gbps line between these two...
View ArticleISL Issue/Question
Has anyone seen this. switchinfo.html shows the below Our switch information shows the belowList of Switches Switch ID Worldwide Name Enet IP Addr FC IP Addr Name...
View ArticleConfiguring FCIP for site to site replication of IBM VTS data
Hello, We currently have a FCIP tunnel for site to site replication using B7800 FX24 switch with fos 7 particulary for opensystems & mainframe data I wanted to know if we can use the same tunnel...
View ArticleAIX error log reports repeated FCP_ERR12 errors
Hi Guys, About a week ago all aix servers that are connected to the SAN are giving repeated FCP_ERR12 errors. example: error_log attached LABEL: FCP_ERR12
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