Connectrix MDS-9718

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After upgrading to Fabric OS (FOS) 9.1.1c, unable to run inline commands from UNIX or Linux server to the switch with the "fosexec" commands.

Affected products after NX OS 9.4.2a upgrade: Cisco MDS 9000 NX-OS and SAN-OS Software, Cisco MDS 9100 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, Cisco MDS 9200 Series Multiservice Switches, Cisco MDS 9300 Series Multilayer Fabric Switches, Cisco MDS 9500 Series Multilayer Directors, Cisco MDS 9700 Series Multilayer Directors

This article provides steps to back up and restore Zones using DCNM.

This issue is seen when the audit logs are getting filled for the switches, receive notification email alerts from the switches, or when any switch is idle for some time and no events are generated.

This KB provides steps to collect switch #show tech-support through DCNM.

This issue can be triggered only if, while lower-numbered slot supervisor is in ha-standby state, it is pulled out of the chassis without issuing the command `out-of-service module x`.

Attempting to configure a /31 subnet mask on IPS interface for the MDS 9700 series directors and MDS 9220i switches generates an error stating 'Bad mask'.

The purpose of Smart Zoning is to reduce the amount of administrative overhead that is required to add new hosts to the SAN with the addition of a few keywords.

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Downgrade from 8.5.1 to earlier 8.x versions fails to execute due to compatibility error in snmp config.

Domain IDs uniquely identify a switch in a Virtual Storage Area Network (VSAN). A switch may have different domain IDs in different VSANs. The domain ID is part of the overall Fibre Channel (FC) ID. The configured domain ID can be preferred or static. By default, the configured domain ID is 0 (zero) and the configured type is preferred. Domain IDs can range from 1 to 239. The 0 (zero) value can be configured only if you use the preferred option.

End devices unable to communicate - FCNS rejecting to all FC CT queries with 'logical busy'. Because end devices cannot get proper responses to their queries, they will not be able to communicate with one another.

When performing Connectrix MDS upgrade, the "install all" command returns the message "Pre-upgrade check failed. "Return code -1."

Connectrix MDS : 97xx Chassis information missing with error message %PLATFORM-2-PS_UNSUPPORTED

SCG, Base64 encoding, Cisco, ESRS script, password Base64 Encoding

On a zone activation, all HBAs zoned to a VPLEX front-end port are logged out and lose a path.

How to perform NX-OS upgrade on the MDS switches

F16_PLDA_RXBUF_MERR error on a single port ASIC results in a complete module reload.

SnakeLoobpack passed incorrect port range to module warning when SnakeLoopback could not identify faulty device.

Connectrix: IP_FCMAC_CNT_STATS_ERRORS_RX_BAD_WORDS_FROM_DECODER on admin down port

Faulty module' warnings and port loopback failures on MDS 9700 - This issue only occurs on MDS 9706 and MDS 9710 platforms with IPFC interfaces

"Interface fcx/y Slowport Count = ## Credit Delay" messages are streaming in "show logging" log from 16 Gbps switches.

This article describes how to troubleshoot xbar issues. Recently the field has been tasked with several mech replacements, that in the end, were not required.

32-bit Line card and fatal error in device DEV_F32_QUE (device error 0xc9c00600)

Using the SSH name command shuts down the management0 interface. CAUTION: This causes loss of out of band connectivity to the switch

Here are the steps to configure the tx-/rx-datarate policy on an MDS switch. These steps are not disruptive. They do not affect the production traffic; they only change when the switch records information. After this there will be a new active policy that has the same two counters as the previous slowdrain policy with the additional tx-/rx-datarate counter. Any ports that go to 80% Tx or Rx utilization for 10 seconds will get an alert. Note: This is a common request TAC makes when customers are concerned about performance in a fabric.

MDS 9700 switches with a supervisor 4 module (DS-X97-SF4-K9) may reboot, causing a switchover.

An MDS 9700 32 Gbps module spontaneously reloads. This issue applies to MDS 9700 32 Gbps linecard (model DS-X9648-1536K9) only.

An MDS Supervisor-4 module resets without warning.