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...
Category: Brocade switch
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...
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...
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...
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...
Port LED based troubleshooting in Brocade SAN switches
Color of LED Status of Hardware Recommended Action No light No light or signal carrier is detected (cable or media) Check media and cable Steady green Port is online (connected) but has no traffic...
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...
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...
Downloading a configuration file from one switch to another switch of the same model in Brocade
Steps Configure one switch. Use the configUpload command to save the configuration information to local server. Run configDefault on each of the target switches, and then use the configDownload command to download the configuration...
How to take backup of Brocade switch configuration file in local server?
The configuration file contains all zoning information and configuration settings of the fabric. To take a backup of the configuration file, first login into Switch by using admin account Give configupload command It will...