SAN switch

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Brocade SAN Switch port states

The possible brocade Switch port states are Port State Description No Card No card is present in Switch slot. Usually we find this port state in Director class switches No_Module No SFP module in...

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Fibre Channel Classes of service

Classes of service Applications might require different levels of service and guarantees regarding delivery, connectivity, and bandwidth. Some applications need to have a bandwidth that is dedicated to them during the data exchange like...

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What is Congestion in SAN fabric?

Congestion When over-subscription occurs, it leads to a condition called congestion. When a node is unable to use as much bandwidth as it wants, because of contention with another node, then there is congestion. A...

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What is Hop in SAN fabric?

Hop When Fibre Channel traffic is going from one E_Port over an ISL to another E_Port, is one hop. ISLs are made by connecting an E_Port to an E_Port. There is a hop count...

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What are the well known addresses in Fibre Channel?

A well-known address is a reserved address for each Fibre channel service. Each address provides it’s respective service. Well known addresses and its services are Address Service Name Function FFFFFE Fabric login Fabric login...

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All Brocade SAN switch commands

Brocade SAN switch commands S.No Command Description 1 aaaconfig Configure RADIUS for AAA services 2 ad Specifies all administration domain (AD)-level operations 3 ag Configure the Access Gateway feature 4 agautomapbalance Configure the Access...