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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...

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switching 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...

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How 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...

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Getting 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...

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cannot 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 =

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Problem 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...

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Enabling 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...

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Trying 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...

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Brocade 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

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Brocade 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...

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Replace 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...

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Design 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....

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New 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.....

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FID128 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

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How 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...

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AIX 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: -...

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Congestion 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...

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8Gb/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...

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FOS 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...

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How 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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