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Dell has come out with a new blade switch for its m1000e chassis. It's what they call the Dell PowerConnect M8428-K, which is really an OEM'd Brocade switch. The M8428-K is a 10G CEE blade switch...
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View ArticleVCS and TRILL - routing protocols - ASIC
Hi all, My understaing is that TRILL (I know it is not fully baked) calls for the use of a modified IS-IS as the routing protcol. I also understand that the VCS/VDX uses Brocade's FSPF...
View ArticleVDX and Cisco Interconnectivity
We're just ramping up our VDX installation and so far it's going well. We've got 2 6720s with the FCoE license. They're connected to our SAN and I can see FCoE logins from the SAN so that part is...
View ArticleNew Microsoft HyperV Blue Print - VDX with VCS Technology
I wanted to alert you to a new resource we recently added. It's a technical brief jointly authored by Microsoft and Brocade. It addresses deploying Microsoft's HyperV virtualization technology,...
View ArticleRelease notes for latest VDX NOS
Hi all, Where can I find the latest release notes for the VDX? I cannot seem to find them on the site. Thanks Michael.
View ArticleVDX and VM Awareness
It is said that the VDX is VM-aware. Can someone elaborate on that? I know that with AMPP, port profiles can be migrated along with the VM, but how does the VDX switch know of the VM? Does that mean...
View ArticleVDX 6720 and Emulex CNA
We're trying to put a new VMware based cluster config together. It consists of an EMC VNX 5500, a couple of Brocade VDX 6720s, and a Dell M1000e chassis with M610s and the Emulex OCm10102-f-m CNA...
View ArticleBrocade BR1741-k CNA
Can the BR1741-k CNA for the Dell blade chassis be deployed as an HBA? If so, at what speeds?
View ArticleVDX, FCoE, and Zoning
In the current version of NOS there is no support for Fibre Channel Zoning. According to the documentation that means the VDX only supports "open zoning for FCoE initiators". That's all well a good,...
View ArticleWhere can we find the complete list of SNMP compliance traps for the Brocade...
Hi Team, Where can we find the complete list of SNMP compliance traps for the Brocade 5100 SAN switch? Regards, Suneet
View ArticleEditing Existing Zone in S200
I need to edit my existing S200 brocade because I change the backup server to a new server. The changes i need to do are 1. Remove the old WWN of the old backup server. 2. Assign the Alias to the new...
View ArticleIs There Value in Improving the Network Experience for 1G Servers?
What are the most complex or time consuming network configuration tasks you perform for your 1 GE servers? Is it configuring stacking, keeping network policies in synch when virtual machines migrate?...
View ArticleCan sharing your management console with SAN colleagues make you a better...
From FCoE to Ethernet fabric, the LAN and SAN worlds are increasingly sharing concepts and technologies. Traffic patterns within the data center are also changing. Are you experiencing a greater need...
View ArticleNeed documentation for VDX
Hello. Could you please provide the link to Configuration and command reference guides for VDX 6720 switches? Thanks. WBR, Alex.
View ArticleConnecting a VCS Ethernet Fabric to a Fibre Channel Fabric
Brocade has announced availability of the VDX 6730 Data Center Switch and Brocade Network Operating System (NOS) 2.1. The VDX 6730 can connect the VDX 6720 and newly announced VDX 6710 switches...
View ArticleBringing VCS Fabric Technology to 1 GE Servers and Storage
Brocade has announced availability of the VDX 6710 Data Center Switch and Brocade Network Operating System (NOS) 2.1. The VDX 6710 can connect to the VDX 6720 and newly announced VDX 6730 switches....
View ArticleHow to FCoE through a VCS cloud
Hi all. I am searching for a white paper or any document which explains how FCoE transport should work through a VCS network: - FCoE over mutliple VDX hops in a VCS network? - single or multi FCFs?...
View ArticleVDX 6710 - VCS Fabric Technology For 1 GE Servers and Storage
Brocade has announced availability of the VDX 6710 Data Center Switch and Brocade Network Operating System (NOS) 2.1. The VDX 6710 can connect to the VDX 6720 and newly announced VDX 6730 switches....
View ArticleVDX 6730 - Connecting a VCS Ethernet Fabric to a Fibre Channel Fabric
Brocade has announced availability of the VDX 6730 Data Center Switch and Brocade Network Operating System (NOS) 2.1. The VDX 6730 can connect the VDX 6720 and newly announced VDX 6710 switches...
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