Base Config – Nexus 5K / 2K
So by this point I’m going to assume that you know the role that Nexus 5k and 2k series switches play in the data center. The core of it all… Read more »
Tag: SAN
Understanding NPV and NPIV
So now that we know a little bit about fiber channel SANs and the goal of the Nexus 5k/2k, we can talk about some more advanced topics. One topic that… Read more »
Basic Cisco MDS configuration
As I laid out in my last post, these are the basic steps for the SAN configuration of a Cisco MDS series switch. They are…. 1. Create the VSAN number… Read more »
FCIDs, WWNs, Zoning, and VSANs
It occurred to me while writing the NPV and NPIV article (coming up shortly) that there was a lot of the fiber channel protocol which I hadn’t covered. That being… Read more »
SAN Terminology – FCOE – Nexus 5k/2k
So if you’re working Cisco at all these days, you’ve probably heard of the Nexus platform. I’ve had some exposure to the 7k’s, but more recently we’ve been doing some… Read more »
Storage / SAN Terminology
I realized as I reread my last posts that I used a lot of terminology related to storage and SANs that I didn’t do a very good job of explaining… Read more »