Brocade 300 SAN Switch : Backup Config File
Hi, I'm not able to download the config file from my san switch through USB port. Non of the USB stick i had is working. Just wonder do you need certain USB stick to work on the switch? SCP and FTP...
View Article8Gb/s SFP+ Brocade branded (P/N 57-1000012-01)
Hi all, I've got a question regarding Brocade branded 8Gbps SFP+, i.e. we're currently looking at a switch where the same SFP type (by P/N and other values like wavelength etc.) appears to be...
View ArticleDisabling Telnet on a Brocade 300
For security reasons, I need to disable telnet on a Brocade 300, but for the life of me can not find the CLI reference guides to do so. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
View ArticleNetwork Advisor discovery problem
I'm curious if anyone has run into this before. I'm getting the following error when trying to discover a new switch in Network Advisor. java.security.cert.certificateexception: certificate does not...
View ArticleBrocade 300 SAN switch port become L port
Hi , My SAN switch port become L port. How to find the reason. Why it happen...??? Please guide me to resolve the issue. Thank you switchshow: switchshow : switchName:SANSWITCH2
View ArticleHow to get new license keys
hey, i got a brocade confirmation paper with serial and transaction key from my reseller to get 8 new ports for my 2 switches. i cant seem to find the right URL, my brocadeconnect login does not work...
View Articlesession based hardware enforcement vs frame based hardware enforcement
I have read the zoning best practices guide, and I understand that session based hardware enforcement takes place when you have a zone that has both wwpn and D,P members or when there are overlapping...
View ArticleBrocade 300 Switch, No contact with management interface??
Hello! I have 2 brocade 300 switches with my custom IP We moved the equipment a couple of month ago, but we forgot to insert the network cable in the management port. I have now connected the two...
View ArticleCiena DWDM and Brocade ISL
Hello Apologies in advance for dumb questions/ignorance! I'm connecting two Brocade 5100 FC switches via DWDM as below: Brocade 5100 => Ciena CN4200 Advanced Series Platform => 113km...
View ArticleReal throughput of FC ports
Hi you all, Can anyone tell me what the real throughput of FC Gb ports are. What i'm trying to say is, for instance; If i have a 8Gb port ( switch of HBA ), do i have a total of 8Gb ( say 800MB ) for...
View ArticleShutting down a noisy LD ISL port
I have two sites with 5300s connected with FC over dark fiber, and I am using LD ISL links between switches at each site to create an extended fabric. It's working well. Except, occasionally we have...
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 ArticleZoning between two Brocade 300 SAN switches via ISL?
Hi, We want to connect a new Brocade 300 SAN switch to our existing Brocade 300 SAN switch (which has zoning infomation) via Inter Switch Link (ISL). Both SAN switches are in default settings except...
View ArticleSupportsave Visio import or Tool to diagram supportsave
Hi, I have supportsave from customer that I'd like to use a utility to diagram out the data. Is there a tool or visio add-in that will parse the data and import graphically to a logical view? Any...
View Articleproblem with smi Agent 120:11 and cp of director 48000
Hi to all, I have 2 director 48000 both with 2 cp in high availability, I add in SMI Agent 120.11 both ip with their chassis ip address and set in the SMI Agent configuration tool with the arr port...
View ArticleSAN Switch FabOS Upgrade Guide
I have not done many Brocade firmware upgrades before. Is there an upgrade guide or matrix available to follow? Thanks
View ArticleBrocade Director 48000 - FOS: 6.4.3
Hi There, I got 2 fabrics of type 42.2 in my environment, Each Fabric has 5 switches. from past 1 month, It observed that the all the switches are throwign the error messages as below; 1:-...
View ArticleFabric watch mail configuration
Hi, we have configured mail configuration in fabric watch and set all the thresholds. but we didnt get any mails regarding the alerts. but when we try to send a test mail we are getting properly....
View ArticleSwitch configurations
Hi Guys, I have a question regarding the san switch configuration in the setup as shown in the picture below. The top of the picture is a new configuration which is beïng added to the current...
View ArticleSteps to migrate 4100s switches to 6510s
Hello all, We are going under switches replacement due to EOSL. We are moving from 4100 to 6510. The 4100 are running FOS 6.4.1b and moving to FOS 7.0.0 or 7.1.0 not sure yet. One switch is the primary...
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