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How to turn one JBOD into two JBOD's

The RS-1600-FC2 has the ability to hold 16 drives.  These can be configured as a single 16 drive loop, or as two 8 drive loops.  When...

Tips and Pitfalls: SAN Extension Tuner

Configuration is not stored in NVRAM so you must re-configure it after reboot You must zone nport pwwn's involved in SET iSCSI has to be...

Tips and Pitfalls: SPAN / RSPAN

0x71 is EPP, 0x77 is CFS fc-tunnel enable must be set for all switches in the path The docs say ip routing must be enabled.  This is not...

Tips and Pitfalls: Syslog

You cannot increase the logging level for console past 2 (critical) unless you increase the baud rate to 38400

Tips and Pitfalls: IVR

If you use RDI, persistent domains must be added to fcdomain allowed list Load balancing of IVR NAT traffic across equal cost paths from...

Tips and Pitfalls: iSCSI and iSLB

Incoming and outgoing CHAP passwords must be different Iscsi import target fc does not apply to iSLB initiators If IVR and iSLB features...

Tips and Pitfalls: FICON

1, 2, 6, 9 slot chassis have 32 ficon ports per slot 13 slot chassis has 16 ficon ports per slot swapping interfaces swaps port numbers...

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