VEPA support in NOS
Hi All, According to the following command reference, "vepa enable" and "no vepa enable" commands are available in NOS2.1....
View ArticleHow to configure "ip helper-address" on VDX NOS 3.0x ?
How to configure " ip helper-address" on VDX NOS 3.0x? please advise on configuring "ip helper-address" or it's equivalent on the NOS 3.0 for VDX series. thanks,
View Articlepoor transfer performance with tagged vlans on RedHat 5.8
This is our scenario: We have 3 RedHat systems all using Brocade 1020 adapters. A production, test and development server, each has a single 1020 adapter and is configured as an active/stand-by...
View ArticleVCS Topology
Hi, Can some body please let me know if a VCS fabric can span 60 VDX 6720 and VDX 6730 switches, I've got 2 MLXe-16's in the core and each VDX is dual homed to the MLXe's.. or if its not possible can...
View Articledefinition VLANs on teamed fiber-pair - on Linux
Hi guys, Are there any plans to support the definition of VLANs on teamed fiber-pairs for Linux-hosts? From firmware v2.3.0.2 there is support for this on Windows-hosts - and works best from...
View ArticleVCS Fabric & DWDM
Hi, anyone know if it is possible to form a fabric with two switches connected through a DWDM line? It is a supported/recommended topology? Thank you.
View ArticlePerformance issue
Hello, I have 2 VDX6720 with 4 ISLs. I´m doing a simple test. I copy a file between two hosts connected to the same switch, then I copy same file to another host connnected to the other switch and...
View ArticleSNMP Monitoring via Whatsup Gold
The Brocade equipment allows for custom SNMP polling to validate various functions such as CPU, Memory, Power Supplies and Interfaces. Here are the custom SNMP polls created to monitor the Brocade...
View ArticleVDX to FCX Port Channel Configuration Example
Summary: This document outlines how to setup the Link Aggregation between the Brocade FCX and the VDX series of switches. On the FCX equipment you will setup Link Aggregation on the Interfaces. On...
View ArticleFor the vlan interface line status is showing up & protocol status is showing...
Created some vlans in Brocade VDX 6720 switch and assigned ports to those vlans..but the line status is showing up & protocol status is showing down..please suggest what is missing ?
View ArticleBrocade VDX 6720-24 NOS 2.0.1a
Hi All, Basically, I am facing some issue's with link connected to VDX's and could not figure it out whether this is a problem with VDX or Server NIC (which is also have Brocade NIC's) and it is...
View ArticleConfiguration Example Guides
Hi All, As a new customer to the Brocade ethernet equipment, I'm finding it to be a bit taxing trying to figure out the various syntax and commands associated with the VDX and the FCX platforms. The...
View ArticleBrocade VDX 6720-24 with Brocade VCS Fabric
Hi Experts... I need you assistance in regards to a problem I faced on Brocade - VDX-6720 Issue: I have port on VDX connected to Physical Server which also have Brocade NIC 1860 and tagged with...
View ArticleVDX 6720 Switch
Is there a Web interface for this device yet? When we purchased the device we were told that the CLI was the only connection at that stage. We were also told that a Web interface was under construction...
View ArticleVDX6720 - Copy Start Config to FTP Not Working...
Hello All, I have 2 VDX switches I'M connecting to over network. I can run the following command below and upload the supportsave to my FTP server just fine. switch# copy support-interactive When I...
View ArticleMultivendor Anamalies
Hi Guys, Here are a couple of interesting anomalies that we have run accross with the new Brocade VDX/FCX setup. This may save you troubleshooting time in your environment. What else have you all...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Brocade VCS Fabric Technology
Industry discussions of server virtualization and cloud computing abound, for one simple reason: agility. Every year, CIOs are asked to support more—often much more, in terms of data and traffic—with...
View ArticleVDX 6730-32 IP access-lists on NOS 3.0.1
Hello, everyone I have bumped into a weird scenario where the VDX seems to deny traffic with and IP extended ACL that should work and in fact does work for some hosts on the subnet (but not on a few...
View ArticleUnified Fabric Managment from CLI
Hi Guys, Here is an idea for a product improvement in the VDX/Fabric platform. The idea of having a single fabric throughtout the switches is very nice. I would like to see this extended towards...
View ArticleVDX NOS 3.0.1 syslog-facility problem
Hi, I wonder if someone can confirm (or not) that this is a bug or that I'am missing a thing - I'am not able to change the syslog facility: vdx6720# sh run ... logging syslog-facility local...
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