Brocade useful commands
Brocade commands to use regularly 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...
Brocade Troubleshooting
Brocade SAN switches troubleshooting guide 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...
Brocade health check commands
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...
Connecting Devices to Brocade fabric
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...
Port LED based troubleshooting in Brocade SAN switches
Port Status LEDs Port status LED behaviour may vary per switch type. Check the Hardware Reference Guide for your particular switch. Port LED based troubleshooting Color of LED Status of Hardware Recommended Action No...
Fibre Channel Frame
Fibre Channel Frame S O F HEADER PAYLOAD C R C E O F 4 24 2112 4 4 Fibre Channel places a restriction on the length of the data field of a...
Fibre Channel Networking Model
Fibre Channel Networking Model It is easier to understand a communications protocol if it is first broken down into parts or layers. For better understanding, the Fibre channel protocol has been broken into five...
SFP Types
SFP Types Short Wavelength (SWL) Long Wavelength (LWL) Extended Long Wavelength (ELWL) Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) SWL Fiber Optic SFP Module – Based on short-wavelength 850 nm lasers supporting 2 and 4 Gbit/sec...
Fiber Optic Cables
Fiber Optic Cables In FC SAN, optical fibre cables are used as data transmitters. In FC SAN data transmits in the form of light. Fiber types are available in two types: single mode fiber...
Brocade operating systems
Brocade SAN switch 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...