SAN hiccup when apply zones or adding devices
Hi, I have 2x 48000 running firmware version 5.2.1b. Attached has Hitachi 9960, HP EVA 8000 and MSA 1500, VMware esx 3.01 servers, win 2003, Sun servers. Recently when adding a msa 1500, a esx server,...
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 Articleswitchrole changed from principle to subordinate
Can anyone tell me how to change the switchrole I have one brocade 3800 and two cascaded Blade Centre switch module in fabric. I booted up 3800 and switchrole changed from principle to subordinate Is...
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 ArticleMerging two fabrics
Hi, We need to merge two fabrics into a big one, each switch has a unique domainid, port zonning. each fabric has its own configuration active. What is the procedure to merge them? Should they merge...
View ArticleError: Cannot manage the target account due to conflicting AD permissions....
Hello All Able to change the password of other user accounts/admin accounts using admin/root account. when logged-in via radius account having admin role unable to change password of other accounts....
View ArticleCan I change switch IP without affecting the fabric on 4100?
We have a mixture of new and older switches in our redundant fabric. The older switches need to be moved onto a different subnet. Can this be done "on the fly" without affecting the production SAN on...
View Article¿Is the 'HARD zoning' an automatic or manual event?
My M5424 switch events: Info Port 9 (0x9) enforcement changed to Session-based HARD Zoning. Switch 661 1 ZONE-1004 wienfcswa
View ArticleSnmp V3 (snmpadmin1 or snmpuser1) user password?
Hi Folk's How to set the authentication password or Privilage Password for (snmpadmin1 or snmpuser1) snmp v3. Regards Seenivasan P
View ArticleSevere latency bottleneck detected on ISL / Trunk port
Hello, could anyone give me a hint how to troubleshoot error "Severe latency bottleneck detected" on ISL/trunk port? What can cause this problem and how a root cause can be found? We received this...
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 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 ArticleInvalid Transmitted Word count > 750000 after 12 hours. What could be wrong?
Hi all, I've recently installed a large Sun StorageTek SL3000 tape library in one of our data centers. My existing fabric consists of 4 * Brocade Silkworm 200E's running FabOS 6.2.0c. The two new...
View ArticleBrocade 4424 (for Dell Blade) Fabric OS
Hi, currently we have a Fabric OS 5.3.0. Is there a 6.x release for this switch and where can I download it? Thanks, Jargo
View ArticleISL Between Brocade 3250 and Brocade 300
Hi, I'm trying to configure ISL between Brocade 3250 and Brocade 300 switch, but i have this error messages : on the brocade 3250 : incompatible flow control parameters and the brocade 300: ELP...
View ArticleProblem with ssh and publickey authentication
Hi all, When I connect via ssh to a 4100 switch running FOS 5.2.0a or 5.3.2a using password authentication, everything works fine. When I use public key authentication, I get logged in but the...
View ArticleHow can I display the Control Processor (CPU) usage of a DCX Director
Hello, can somebody tell me how to monitor/display the actual Control Processor (CPU) Usage of a DCX Director. (We have FOS Version 6.2.0g installed) With the "tempshow" command i can display the...
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 ArticleWill hafailover cause data disruption on 8510 director switch?
I need to failover the CP to the standby, so I was wondering if the command hafailover is non-disruptive to the director switch. Thanks.
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