4100 Switch Help Needed - Newbie!
Hi all, I have just got my first ever FC switch (4100) and I am connecting to a few Xserves and 1 x Xraid. I haven't used a FC switch before so really need some pointers in the basic setup of the...
View Articleswitching fabricprincipal switch - whether the instantaneous change in
Good denyu. switching fabricprincipal switch Trying to change fabricprincipal switch in the factory. Execute commands SAN_Switch_2: adm> fabricprincipal 1-f but fabricprincipal switch in the factory...
View ArticleHow to identity and monitor "Slow Drain Devices"?
Hi All, Recently i have been dealing with some slow drain devices in our SAN wich are impacting a bunch of AIX Hosts. On host side we received a lot of Temp "SC_DISK_ERR4" errors and we can identify...
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 Articlecannot load RBACMatrix
I have a Brocade DS5000 getting this error. My client java version is 1.5.0_20 DS5000 Current HTTP configuration javaplugin.version = 1,5,0,6 javaplugin.homeURL =
View ArticleProblem with ISL on 3900 to 4900 Replacement
We have a SAN consisting of 2 redundant fabrics - each with a 48000 director running V6.2.2f and 2 edge switches - each connected via ISL. The edge switches on each fabric are a 200E running V6.2.2e...
View ArticleEnabling Base switch on a switch
Hello Techie's I want to enable base switch feature on one of the SAN80B that has default Virtual fabric enabled (FID 128 )inorder to configure integrated routing as integrated routing can only be...
View ArticleTrying to enabling SSL on FOS 6.3.1a
I''m to try to enable SSL web access to our switches and having some issue with certificates I'm using a self-signed certificate, when I import the certificate it shows sucessful. But I cannot...
View ArticleBrocade P/N: 57-1000117-01 8GB SFP can't find in the support matrix
Hi, i have a brocade 300, which the SFP is 57-1000117-01, but i can't find the specification in brocade web site. Could any one know this
View ArticleBrocade SLKWRM 300 ISL Question?
Can someone tell me if this solution is possible? I have attached a visio doc to paint a better picture. I have 2 new Brocade SLKWRM 300's (for redundancy) that are already in production, but I want...
View ArticleReplace Fabric Principal Switch
Hi, I need to replace the principal switches on both sides of my fabric, as they are out of maintenance This is my plan, Fabric A then B Power up new switch and set new Domain IDBackup ConfigJoin...
View ArticleDesign Question
Hello all, I was wondering if someone a little more technical than me can help. So I was given a case where the customer bought 2 SAN24B switches for each site and has fiber between the sites....
View ArticleNew to Brocade hardware
Hi,, First, Sorry if this is already posted somewhere, But I recently found this 5100 Switch, but I think it's been wiped clean by previous owner, I'm wondering what I can do to get it functional.....
View ArticleFID128 Need to be removed
Hi Folk's Want to remove the FID128 from switchname (ex:DC04_SW1:FID128:admin> ). Also wanted to know removing this FID128 from switchname it will affect my switch? Regards, Seenivasan
View ArticleHow to remove Switch from fabric
Hi, I have 4 switches in a fabric, i want to remove a switch from fabric. What are the pre-requisites for doing same., What are the steps to follow... steps need to verify 1. remove eport...
View ArticleAIX SC_DISK_ERR4 Errors - Due to "HW ASIC Chip error type" in 48K
Hi ALL, First, i'd like to thanks everyone that could give us any information. So the thing is, we have a Core-Edge SAN which have 2 Fabrics and in one of them we had a problem below: -...
View ArticleCongestion bottleneck
We receive congestion bottleneck errors frequetly from DB servers with 4 Gbps adapters. Switches are running FOS 6.4.3, Can "Ingress rate limiting" setting to 4Gbps on these switch port will help me in...
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 ArticleFOS upgrade on deparmental size switches???
I have some 5420s and 4100s and want to know if I can non-disruptively upgrade their FOS from 6.3.2 to 6.4.1? I have read that this is possible but I am still leary as I thought the smaller class...
View ArticleHow to Configure Tape Library in SAN Brocade 300
Friends, I need to configure a Dell Tape Library (TL4000) in a Brocade SAN switch 300 to a server. How to configure through the web interface of the switch a tape library in a SAN environment with a...
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