How do you connect to fiber switches?
I have a new IBM Blade Center H with 2 internal fiber switch modules. 6 external ports / 14 internal ports. I have an existing DELL / EMC SAN running on 2 McData DS4700M 32 port switchs. I'd like to...
View ArticleShutdown a switch properly
Few of our switches doesn't Power I/O buttron on the rear/back side of the switch. What is the right process for to power off these kind of switches (don't want pull-out the power cable) ?
View ArticleHow to add a new user in Brocade 200E f/b ?
Hello All, could any one help to add a new user account in Brocade 200E f/b switch. right now i have only one id 'administrator'. is theere any options to add more users as admins? Regards, Raju
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 ArticleIssues with software upgrade
Hi team, Appreciate your help here as I am not able to upgrade 6510 switch to latest software version We are running currently on v7.0.0a Brocade6510_117:admin> firmwareshow Appl...
View ArticleHow I can upgrade firmware Silkworm 48000?
How I can upgrade firmware Silkworm 48000? Can I upgrade online ? I want to backup firmware and configuration before upgrade. Please, help to suggest me to backup and upgrade firmware.
View ArticleDesign guidelines two c7000
First of all, I’m a FC novice but want to learn We have one HP C7000 blades system with 2 x Brocade 4Gb SAN Switches and currently utilizing 12 ports for a MSA2000 and EVA6400. We want to add an...
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 ArticleSAN migration - Connecting switches via ISL
Hello everyone. My goal here is to understand the correct procedure for temporarily connecting an older SAN with 2 Brocade 300 switches to a newer SAN with 2 Brocade 6505 switches in order to svmotion...
View ArticleBrocade 7800 fcip tunnel with one circuit on two gbe ports
Hi, I have to configure fcip tunnel with one circuit on two gbe ports on Brocade 7800 routers on both sites. When ipaddress is assigned, do I need to assign separate ipaddress to both two gbe ports...
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 ArticleEOL and EOSL for Brocade Switches
Hi Everyone, This is my first post here. So first of all saying hello to everyone. Hope I will share my views here and will also learn a lot from all of you guy's experience. Here my first query...
View ArticleHow do you export port mappings?
I'm a newbie on Fiber switches - can someone tell me how I can export the port mappings from a Brocade 5424 switch (the WWN of the servers plugged into each port)? We definitiely have zoning problems...
View ArticleLong Distance ISL Trunking over 100km supported ?
Hi all, The latest documentation says that trunking over long distance is supported. See http://www.brocade.com/downloads/documents/data_sheets/product_data_sheets/isl-trunking-ds.pdf When checking...
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 ArticleAnti-virus program detects some security vulnerabilities on switch with FOS...
Hi Experts, There're some security vulnerabilities on brocade switch running FOS 6.3.1a are detected by customer's anti-virus program: 1. OpenSSH GSSAPI -- remote code execution 2. OpenSSH sshd...
View Articleadditional clarification needed, changing IP's on a production switch
I posted a question here a few days ago about changing the managment IP while the switch is in production. The response I received indicated that it was possible to change the IP while the switch in...
View ArticleWhat Non-ISL:ISL Fan out ratio mean ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance
View ArticleSAN switch -- not working
One of our 32-port switch is not working from the past 6 months, today i just have looked at it. When i power on the switch, on the console, i can see that it continuously doing some diagnostics...
View ArticleLicensing Question - Port Trunking
I just recently purchased (2) 6520 switches that I want to interconnect to my existing fabric. I know I can do a simple ISL to get connectivity but do I need any additional licensing if I wanted to...
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