Connect Cisco Nexus 5020 and Brocade DCX configured in Brocade Native mode
Hi, I need to check if there is possibility to interconnect Cisco NEXUS 5020 switch using FC ports with Brocade DCX Backbone SAN swtich (FOS v6.3.0c)? Currently, Brocade DCX Backbone SAN switches...
View ArticlePort status is shown as "No_Sync" on a brocade 8000 FC port.
I have attached a NETAPP JBOD to one of the FC port on the switch. But i see that the port status is shown as "No_Sync" and the port type is displayed as "U-port" even though i selected the allowed...
View ArticleHow to Monitor FCoE port traffic on BROCADE 8000?
I would like to monitor the FCoE traffic on a particular port. Is there any option brocade provides so that the traffic on that port is being reflected on another port? so that i can take a wireshark...
View ArticleHigh-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license
Hi I have Brocade 7500E router's both at primary and DR site. I want to configure HUR. Engineer from SUN is of the view that "High-Performance Extension over FCIP/FC license" is mandatory for HUR. Is...
View ArticleRequesting "How To Guide" from ABBA-Systems
Hello ABBA-Systems, Kindly post your "How-To-Guide" for FCoE. Thank you.
View ArticleWhere can I find Brocade Adapters Admin Guide v2.1 (53-1001256-02)
Where can I find Brocade Adapters Admin Guide v2.1 (53-1001256-02)? I have a copy of the first edition of the Brocade Adapters Admin Guide (53-1001256-01), but I'm trying to find v2.1 which is referred...
View ArticleHow to assign Priority for Ethernet COS?
Hi, I am having a CNA connected to one of the brocade port. I hard coded the priority on the CNA port to be 1. I want to assign the same priority to the connected port on the brocade switch. I did...
View ArticleEFCM 9.7.4 and Brocade 7500 router
I have been searching for some information on configurating the 7500 router within EFCM. While my EFCM discovers the device it seems to be missing abilities on configurating the router. The 7500 is...
View ArticleHow to configure VLAN on Brocade 8000
Hi, We have a Brocade 8000 switch and I am having tough time configuring the VLAN on this switch. I am very much familiar with the SAN zoning comands on Brocade, but having tough time in figuring out...
View Articleunsupported pfc policy
Hi, I'm running FOS 6.3.0. When I try to assign a priority to a priority group I get an error. I'm just following the cookbook method layed out in the Converged Enhanced Ethrenet Admistrator's...
View ArticleBrocade 8000 - Best of Show at Interop Tokyo 2009
The Brocade 8000 switch earned "Best of Show" award at INTEROP Tokyo 2009 (June 8-12) in the Network Infrastructure Product for Large Enterprise category. This is a sweet award for it comes on the...
View ArticleCisco & Brocade FCoE
Hi I would like to know if i can connect Brocade FCoE switch to Cisco Nexus 5020 switch there still no standart for FCoE protocol so i just wanted to be sure that products from different firms will...
View ArticleFCoE switch for HP Bladesystem
Hello , i would like to buy FCoE switch for my HP c-class blade systems (with mezzanines) , i really don't see any sense in buying "old" FC switch for new c-class bladesystems when brocade will...
View ArticleWhat does "can" mean
If you happen to read the FCoE draft specification, you will notice that it requires the underlying Ethernet layer to be full duplex and lossless. In places, it is referred to as Lossless Ethernet -...
View ArticleWhat does FCoE look like?
I was working on the floor of the exhibit hall at SNW, and an attendee interested in FCoE walked up to the booth. He had just heard the announcement of the Brocade 8000 and our CNAs, and he wanted to...
View ArticleFCoE Interoperability
Throughout this week at SNW, I've been talking to people about FCoE, and one comment has been made over and over. There seems to be a misconception that FCoE is the grand unifier of Fibre Channel...
View ArticleFour perspectives on FCoE
While sitting in sessions here at SNW, I've noticed that people are discussing FCoE from many different perspectives. Here are four that I've heard: First, there are some who are presenting FCoE as...
View ArticleInteroperability FCoE to Fibre Channel
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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 ArticleBrocade DCX - Port does not support L-port
I cannot change a port to an L port on my DCX - WHY??? Even in the GUI the L port is grayed out. Is this a licenseing thing? Something enabled? Disabled?
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