What is 'Area Number' in portcfgshow?
Hi, We recently got a refurbished SAN switch (Brocade 5100 / HP 8/40) and went through the normal check processes on my side. However, I encountered something I've never seen before - the portcfgshow...
View Articleare the FabricID(FID) and domainID dependant ?
are the fabric ID ( such as 10,11) used just for identifications? Or are the FID derived based on domain id or the other way around? How are they related?
View ArticleSilkworm 200E Passwords
Hi. I recently purchased a used Silkworm 200E. I would like to reset all passwords, basically returning to factory defaults. I booted into the Serial Console and press ESC and reset the password...
View ArticlePaths down when principal switch removed
Hi, In a 3 switch SAN, we removed the principal switch by disabling an ISL, leaving the remaining 2 subordinate switches to agree on which becomes the new principal. During this process we received...
View ArticleBrocade HBA card installation
Hi All, Could you please let me know the usage of bfa.conf file (/etc/bfa.conf) Thanks in Advance Shiju
View ArticleBrocade DCX strange issue (please help!)
We have a very strange situation with a pait of brocade DCXs that are ICLd together. san008 ---- san004 are the two switches in question. We keep getting this occurring in the fabriclog for san008:...
View ArticleFabric OS Message Reference Guide v7.1 (Updated: 4/29/13)
This document supports Brocade Fabric OS v7.0.1 and documents RASLog messages that can help you diagnose and fix problems with a switch or network. The guide is organized alphabetically by module name....
View ArticleFabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostic Guide v7.1 (updated: 4/29/13)
This book is a companion guide to be used in conjunction with the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide. Although it provides a lot of common troubleshooting tips and techniques, it does not teach...
View ArticleAfter Management IP Change, we can´t connect with the Switch SAN.
Hi Team, morning. We have two Brocade SAN Switch IBM 2498-B24. We have changed the Management IP with a Serial Cable, the procedure was easy: ipaddrset (we configured IP, Subnet and Gateway)...
View ArticleISL Trunking, and different ISL Speed
Hi Team, Good Morning...!!! We have 2 Fabrics composed of 1 DCX, and 1 Brocade5300 SAN switches each. There are 2 ISL connections, from the DCX to the BRC5300 in each fabric. I noticed that, one of...
View ArticleBuffer Credits
Hello All, I could see lot of "Time BB_Credit Zero" errors on an ISL between to DCXs [VFs enabled]. Though I see there are enough buffer credits available, errors are increasing in a rapid pace....
View Article7800 and Riverbed WAN Optimization Support Statement (Updated: 5/1/13)
Unrelated to the Communities, this topic has personally come up for me numerous times in the last several months and I thought it was important enough to share. I've attached a support statement that...
View ArticleNTP issue in Virtual Fabrics
Hi Everyone, I have noticed something new for me about NTP in virtual fabrics. For example, I have a DCX chassis having virtual fabrics enabled. I could see the chassis and default logical switch is...
View Articlegetting started with SAN/brocade
As a beginner what are the suggested reads covering the fundamental and best practices? A document name and/or part number of the document would be helpful Please suggest about the beginners course or...
View ArticleSwitch hardware errors
Hello, I am getting the following errors on a DCX switch. Does anyone know what it means. Also is there any document that lists this type of errors and probable cause/fix. Critical S5,C3: Above...
View ArticleDC04 F8-48 blade quads details
Hi Folks, Any idea about DC04 F8-48 blade quads and how it was described & defined.How it would be useful for us... Please help on this. Regards, Seenivasan
View ArticleUpgrade CP4 controllers
This maybe a stupid question, but can you upgrade the CP4 controllers in a 48000 director to CP8 controllers, or is the chassis different and won't allow this? Jeff Thanks
View Articlehow to see amount of traffic over backplane 48000
Is there a way to see what the utilization of the back plane is on a Brocade 48000 director? i believe i have setup the local switching groups correctly on the FC4-48 blades, but just wanted to know...
View ArticleISL between Brocade 300 and Brocade DCX
Hi Guys , I have an urgent activity ,I need to connect Brocade 300 to Brocade DCX in the building and the distance is 30 meter . Is there any step by step guide available . BR
View ArticleHaving different configurations for Brocades in a BladeH
Hi, Few months ago, I posted a question about merging Brocades together. We still did not perform this merge, but we are planning to do it very soon. I have another question, sort of related to the...
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