Brocade switch

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How to do zoning in Brocade switch

    Prerequisites for performing zoning in Brocade Fabric Collect the WWN of the host (server) which you want to zone (Generally, WWPNs will be provided by OS/server administrators ) Get the WWN of...

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Brocade useful commands

Brocade zoning useful commands alicreate Create an alias name for connected WWPN alishow Show alias details aliadd To add a new  WWPN to an existing alias name aliremove To remove a member(WWPN) from alias...

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Brocade Troubleshooting

Firmware download processes were discussed in the firmware download module; following the processes presented will alleviate firmware download problems. Password recovery: Switch support personnel may advise you to login to the switch as root...

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Brocade health check commands

Below are the commands to check brocade switch health for daily monitoring purpose. psshow It shows power supplies status fanshow It shows fan status tempshow It displays internal temperature readings sensorshow It displays all...

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Connecting Devices to Brocade fabric

To attach a device to a switch, power it on, wait for it to come up, and then plug it into the switch port Optional steps for the conservative administrator Issue portdisable prior to...

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Brocade operating systems

Real-time Operating System (RTOS) Brocade uses Vxworks as Real-time Operating System Brocade uses Linux Real-time Operating System It directly communicates with the hardware It loads at the initial boot It Provides hardware interface and...

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Brocade ASIC family

ASIC stands for Application-specific integrated circuit. Brocade switches are differentiated into generations based on the ASICs used in the switch. Different ASICs are used in different generations. ASICs are responsible for in order frame...