Yahooo… (No not the company) FOS version 9 is here. The one that starts to support Gen 7 (64/256 Gbit) Fibre Channel. Now, just in case you\’re getting excited and want to go clickety..clickety..click..upgrade <<<< hold on!!.
FOS version 9 – Gen 7 Fibre-Channel is here Read More »
In a Brocade environment the \”switchshow\” is one of the most used commands out there. It provides a quick overview of what the state of the switch is, switch name, switch attributes and a list of all ports and states. It had however its limitations which, with later codelevels, can be corrected.
Dynamic connectivity overview in \”switchshow\” output Read More »
In a Brocade environment the \”switchshow\” is one of the most used commands out there. It provides a quick overview of what the state of the switch is, switch name, switch attributes and a list of all ports and states. It had however its limitations which, with later codelevels, can be corrected.
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If you\’ve read my articles over the last decade or so you\’ve seen I\’m keen on maintenance. Both from a physical hardware as well as software perspective a storage environment needs to be kept in tip-top shape at all times.
Crackdown on FOS support Read More »
Like clockwork Brocade releases new FOS version around every 6 months. No news here. FOS 8.2.1 is however a release you may need to pay special attention to especially if you have X6 director class switches hooked up to a 240 volt, 50 Hz power mains as well as sitting between a rock and a
FOS 8.2.1 – the one that is required.. or not? Read More »
With the transition to Broadcom the Brocade entity now operating under that flag has release it\’s first major release 8.2.0. The release notes show a somewhat strange title: \”Fabric OS v8.2.0 for Brocade SAN Product Family\”. As if FOS ever was intended to run on any other platform than SAN switches ?!?!?!… Weird..
FOS 8.2.0 – The first Broadcom FOS release. Read More »
If you\’ve been laying low during Christmas last year and have overlooked that Brocade announced its first to market with \”Gen 6\” (32G) hardware and FOS code 8, you\’re forgiven. FOS 8 was mainly released to support the new G620 hardware but a lot of functions and features did either not work or were not
Brocade FOS version 8 and 32G hardware Read More »
If there is one thing I would consider \”the\” blunder of FOS engineering it has to be Traffic Isolation zoning. I mean, creating such an administrative nightmare with obscure directions causing confusion and nasty pitfalls when one thing goes wrong is in many occasions a recipe for disaster. Read on
Traffic Isolation Zoning – The mistake of FOS Read More »
With the advance of the FC-GS and FC-SW protocols the change, or more the enhancement, of being able to use Target Driven Zoning provided Brocade with the option to tinker a bit on the implementation of the functionality.
Time to rethink your zoning strategy –peerzones Read More »
As I\’ve written before some features in FOS 7.3 and older have been superseded by new tools such as MAPS and FlowVision. On of those is also Advanced Performance Monitor which let you set up monitoring points in the fabric to identify traffic patterns.
Upgrade to FOS 7.4.x fails due to APM performance monitors Read More »
