Fabric OS - Firmware Upgrades and Downgrades Step-by-Step
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View Articlehow to switch to withdraw from the factory?
Good afternoon. how to switch to withdraw from the factory. (200E, 4020)?
View ArticleWeb Tools will not load, but EZ Switch Manager does
I have two new 300 switches. Came with FOS v6.4.3c. I racked and configured IP (et al). I can SSH to the switches. I am running Java 1.6.0_16 per FOS v6.4.3c release notes. I can launch EZ Switch...
View ArticleConfigdownload fails with SNMP issue
We are completely replacing a FC5022 switch in an IBM Flex Chassis with the same make/model switch. We backed up the config prior to replacement and are now having issues when trying to do a...
View ArticleFCIP Tunnel up no connection: NPVID -> E -> EX ->VEX ---VEX
I have a POC I am trying to setup and am not seeing the issue in what I have. The connection is a bit "odd" I have a pair of Brocade 8Gb 24 port switches at each "site" (physically linked with 1Gb CAT...
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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