Dividing BW on FCoE Links
A converged 10G FCoE link carries data and storage traffic. By default, how is that 10G link divided between the two types of traffic? What are the percentages?
View ArticleTrunk group in a Brocade 8470
Hi, I have a 8470 that I want to connect to my SX1600 with a trunk group. In the SX1600 I just use the trunk ethernet command to create my trunk group, but this command dosen't seems to exist in the...
View ArticleBrocade 8000 CEE Queue Count
I am trying to connect a Brocade 8000 FCoE switch to a HP Procurve 6120XG blade switch for FCoE. The Procurve supports CEE, however I'm having issues with the CEE QoS queue configuration. I can get...
View ArticleConfig-ceemap priority-table priority "slots"
I am working on configuring a Brocade 8000 FCoE switch. In the CEE settings a priority table is required. The example given in the minimum configuration section is...
View ArticleLLDP not claiming FCoE support after upgrade to 7.x
Upgraded my 8000 switch to v7.0.1a from v6.4.0. After upgrade, my AIX host is no longer seen in the name server and thus does not see any targets. I placed an Ethernet analyzer on there and...
View ArticleBrocade 1020 SFP not supported
Hey all, - really sorry about my lack of knowledge in this particular topic. Here is my question: We had an Apple Xserve with which we used a Promise Vtrak E Class Raid SAN. It connected to our Xserve...
View ArticleUplink Nexus 5000 to Brocade 5100
Does someone have a "checklist / prereq" on what is required to connect a Nexus 5k to a Brocade 5100. What mode should Nexus be in ? NPV and so on? What are required on the fabric switches? Really...
View ArticleHow to add a port channel into FCoE VLAN?
Hi, How to add a port channel into FCoE VLAN? Thanks, Satya.
View Articlea question on NPIV
Can someone tell me wether brocade 8000 switch interface configured for FCOE which inturn uses cee map for PFC and bandwidth will support NPIV or not. Thanks, Manju
View ArticleHow to run FCoE from Cisco UCS through VDX/VCS fabric?
Hello all. I have a Brocade VDX/VCS fabric including FCoE licensing and a FCoE storrage connected to it. Now I further have a Cisco UCS server system. Is it possible 1. to connect a 10G...
View ArticleETS and FCoE
I have heard some folks argue that ETS (Enhanced Transmission Selection) is NOT required to make FCoE work. I'm thinking specdifically of the case in which a CNA is connected to a DCB-capable Ethernet...
View ArticleNo FCoE devices logged on DCX FCoE Blade after 6.4.1 to 7.0.0c upgrade
Hi Folks, Our lab dual lab DCX switches with FCoE 10/24 blades and dual Brocade 2408's were upgraded from V6.4.1 to V7.0.0c and now I have noticed all of the CNA's and storage arrays are not logged...
View ArticleVN_Ports login not happening
Hi, My VN_Ports are not geeting logged into Brocade 8000 switch..any idea what could be the reason ? -Manju
View ArticleBrocade Blade IBM Switch 69Y1909 Not Showing CEE Host in Fabric
Environment: IBM Blade H chassis with Brocade 8470 69Y1909 Fabos Version 6.3.1_cee Blade Slot 3: HS22 Blade with Brocade CFFH adapter 81Y1650 firmware and boot code 3.0.0 UEFI settings set to default...
View ArticleBrocade Blade IBM Switch 69Y1909 Not Showing CEE Host in Fabric
Environment: IBM Blade H chassis with Brocade 8470 69Y1909 Fabos Version 6.3.1_cee Blade Slot 3: HS22 Blade with Brocade CFFH adapter 81Y1650 firmware and boot code 3.0.0 UEFI settings set to default...
View ArticleSearching for a small FCoE storage for lab testing
Hello all. I have to prepare a Brocadde VDX VCS FCoE setup in my lab. Therefore I am searching for an easy to setup and simple FCoE storage (target). Do you please have any ideas or...
View ArticleBrocade 1020 SFP+ requirement
Hi, Will a Brocade 1020 CNA work with Cisco or HP SFP+ such as SFP-10G-SR ? It's simply much easier to acquire Cisco or HP. Regards.
View ArticleMP_8000B Domain Controller
I am attaching a Qlogic CNA to a MP_8000B. The ethernet link is up and Virtual Link Instantiation FIP and port login ELS command complete. Why isn't there a port login from the Domain Controller, as...
View ArticleStorage Team Objections to FCoE
Hello - The server and networking teams in my organozation like the Dell M8428-k/Brocade blade switch. The SAN folks do not. I think their concerns are mostly political - a turf war. But assuming there...
View ArticleThe question about fcoelogin for 2 FCoE switch in 1 network
Hi, I setup 2 FCoE switches(HP 2408) in 1 network, the one FCoE vlan is vlan5, the other is vlan10. The ethernet upstream of two switches is connected to one network environment via ethernet switch....
View ArticleBrocade 1020 CNA+SANBOOT
Hi, Recently,I encountered the below problems when use 1020 cna+ibm x3690 x5+sanboot+rhel6 : 1,If set brocade CNA port bios disable I could install OS on san lun,but couldn't bootup when set bios...
View ArticleRHEL 6.1 Kernel Panic - failure at 488
New Installation of RHEL 6.1 Updated firmware and BIOS on 10Gb CNA to 3.0.0.0 via "live_cd_v3-0-0-0.iso" boot. RHEL installation went ok. It detected the adapter, did the installation and...
View ArticleBrocade 8470 1Gb SFP/RJ45?
Can I use a SFP/RJ45 module with the Brocade 8470 switch? I found the E1MG-TX and was wondering if it was supported?
View Articlebcu vmware plug-in
How do I install the bcu plug-in for vmware? I can't find any instructions in any Brocade documentation. I did try importing the zip file into vmware update manager but it doesn't actually import...
View Articleno flogi
I have 2 1020 cards in a Dell R710 server; which is running ESXi 5.0. I have 2 ports from the 1020's assigned as storage and maganagement ports. The other two are for my vmnetwork. I am only able to...
View ArticleUnable to create team with Brocade 1020
Am running Windows 2008 x64 SP2 and have added a new Brocade 1020 card. No issues have been encountered with the Ethernet or FC side, but when I try and create a team in HCM I receive an error that the...
View ArticleHow to Monitor FCoE port traffic on BROCADE 8000?
Is there a way to monitor FCoE port traffic on brocade 8000? Like say port mirroring but I see the port mirroring is not applicable to FCoE interfaces. I wanted to take a wireshark trace to see whats...
View ArticleCNA LUN Discovery
How does an CNA actually discover a LUN/storage array entity? There are very detailed explanations about how a CNA logs into the fabric using FIP FLOGI and FDISC and how the ENode is assigned an FPMA...
View ArticleFCoE with Cisco Nexus 5548 switches and VMware ESXi 4.1
Can someone share with me what needs to be setup on the Cisco Nexus side to work with VMware in the following scenario? Two servers with two cards dual port FCoE cards with two ports connected to...
View ArticleVDX NOS 3.x system monitoring
Hi, i have a running fabric and i want now to manage and monitoring the machines and the ports. By default the "logging" is mostly disabled and sometimes set only to raslog. What i want is to get an...
View Articlevdx 6710 VLAN
Hi there, I am not able to create any VLAN on VDX 6710. Secondly how to convert the VDX to standalone mode so that it can work as a layer 2 switch. Regards, farz
View ArticleLink Init Fails - Only in BIOS
Hi, We have a few machines with 1020 CNAs in them running 3.1 firmware. Trying to setup Boot From SAN, althought he systems are already working on the fabric just fine (just booting locally. When...
View ArticleVDX6730 - in-band management (newbe)
Given: HW: VDX 6730 in VCS mode. NOS: show sys | incl NOS NOS Version : 3.0.1 Task: Configure in-band management on VLAN ID 1 for a VDX
View ArticleFCoE initialization issues on 1020 CNA & Nexus 7k
Hi, We recently started using FCoE SANs in our environment. Servers are IBM Server X with the Dual Port 1020 CNA installed. SAN implementation on a Cisco Nexus 7k with an F1-32 port module installed....
View ArticleCan't change management port gateway-address on VDX
First off, I appreciate any help you can give me. I'm new to Brocade but have a Cisco background. I have some new VDX 6720s running NOS 3.0.1. When I set up the management port initially, it was...
View ArticleNOS 4.0 availability
Hello Community, According to my SE, NOS4.0 was set for GA on 7/26. I can't see it under Download section of MyBrocade Portal... Can someone confirm it's there ? Thanks.
View ArticleBrocade VDX 6710 ISL to Brocade 8000
From Release Notes: 1 The VDX 6730 is the only VDX platform that supports the FC ports necessary to form an IFL connection to an FC SAN. Other VDX platforms may participate in the VCS fabric, but...
View ArticleChange VCS ID in an ethernet fabric
Hello, We have a running ethernet fabric (2 VDX6730-76) running NOS3.0.1. We would like to change the VCS ID for another one ? Are there any forseeable impacts ? Will we loose some configuration...
View ArticleVDX 6730-32 IP Helper Address NOS 3.0.1
I have been looking for this for a while now. How do I set up an IP helper address on the VDX cluster ? I know this has been asked before here How to configure "ip helper-address" on VDX NOS 3.0x ?...
View ArticleSummary of new features and enhancements added in NOS v4.0.0
Brocade Network Operating System (NOS) v4.0.0 is a new release to support new platforms, new features, and improved scalability on all VDX platforms. Brocade VCS Fabric Technology provides a new level...
View ArticleOTP and GTC - Multi-factor Authentication
Does the Brocade VDX Switches support other methods of authentication for a user (for example, MSCHAPv2, LEAP, generic token card (GTC), or one-time password (OTP) and use the corresponding...
View ArticleDual-Mode command for VLAN not present in Fabric OS on Converged Switch
Does anyone know if configuring an external 10Gb interface trunk switchport as dual-mode (to allow tagged and untagged packets) is supported on a Brocade 10Gb converged switch? I'm using FOS CEE 6.3...
View ArticleReserved VLANs on VDX-6730 (NOS 4)
Hi We just failed to create VLAN 4001 on our VDX-6730. After some searching I found the reserved-vlan documentation. It states: "For a Brocade VDX 6720 switch, the default reserved space is 128...
View ArticleUnable to configure fcoe on Brocade VDX 6720
Hi, I am new to brocade switches and I am unable to find exact steps to configure and manage FCoE on Brocade VDX 6720 switches. Please let me know if is any KB or documentation that explains FCoE...
View ArticleOracle VM 3 driver for Brocade FC 1860 Adapter
Hi guys, Does anyone know where I can download Oracle VM 3 driver for FC 1860 Adapter? Thanks in advance, Fernando
View ArticleUnable to configure fcoe on Brocade VDX 6720
I am new to brocade switches and need exact steps to configure fcoe on VDX 6720. I am unable to find any KB or community discussions related to this subject. Please help
View ArticlePolicy-based routing possible with VDX 8770?
I've been using PBRs on both an old BI-RX16 and newer MLXe-8 to rewrite the next hop on traffic coming from private subnets of HPC clusters to multiple dedicated NAT hosts with success. Essentially...
View ArticleSfp Current TX RX power is below low boundary. Current value is 0 uW mA
Hello, In the show logging raslog and in the Master Log of BNA, now and then there are entries like this: 2013/08/12-00:02:35, [FW-1038], 78695,, WARNING, switchname, Sfp RX power for port 31/0/49,...
View ArticleVDX 6720-24(NOS 3.0.0): what is the maximum ISL distance supported by this...
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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