Connectrix MDS-Series Hardware

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Users are unable to log in due to full file systems on SANnav versions 2.2.1, 2.2.2, 2.2.2.1, and 2.2.2a.

Unable to access DCNM SAN Server from DCNM SAN Client, due to "RequestSendFailed: EJBCLIENT000409: No more destinations are available" error.

Using the measured light power levels displayed in the sfpshow (Brocade) and the show interface transceiver details (Cisco) to identify physical layer issues with switch to switch (ISL) and node to switch connections.

How to troubleshoot xbar issues. In recent past the field has been tasked with several mech replacements, that in the end, were not required.

NPV on MDS 9396S - Traffic stopped on NP uplink Port-channel member

Job for schedule XbarErrorMonitor error is printed in the logging log when the JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) file for XbarErrorMonitor_Schedule is corrupt.

Login through Device Manager to a Connectrix Multilayer Director Switch (MDS) fails with an authorization error because the SNMP v3 user is set to MD5 auth while the switch enforces MD5‑DES privacy.

Receive an error trying to change the date using clock set command.

MDS switch logging "Heartbeat between active and standby on the redundancy channel not working for last 1 minutes" errors after firmware upgrade

These counters are seen when there are physical layer issues including SFP, cable, or hardware fault on end device.

Connectrix MDS 9000 NX-OS 9.4(2a) After MDS switch upgrade to NX-OS 9.4(2a) smart licensing events are logging every 7 days

Connectrix B-Series and MDS-Series: How to check the link connectivity between a host and storage on SAN switches.

The root cause of the issue is an incompatibility between Cisco port-channel and HP link aggregation, these are not inter-operable.

Procedure to recover a lost administrator password from the console port of a Cisco MDS 9000 Series Switch.

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With Connectrix MDS-Series ISL is not passing VSAN traffic because of zone mode mismatch in the Cisco switch.

When a device alias mode is changed from basic mode to enhanced mode, the corresponding applications are informed about the change. The applications then start accepting the device alias-based configuration in the native format.

Unable to login to the switch with TACACS Account

Int fc1/17~32 are on the M9XT-FC1632 Port Expansion Module (PEM), by design their port licenses could not be released.

Connectrix: Cisco switch reset after bringing up an ISL post power outage

Connectrix: IP_FCMAC_CNT_STATS_ERRORS_RX_BAD_WORDS_FROM_DECODER on admin down port

Connectrix MDS series: Module X reported warning due to Temperature sensor driver error in device 49 (device error 0xc310020b)

Dell Connectrix MDS Cisco remediation is available for CLI vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

"Error: Command is disallowed in current zoning mode" is received when running command "zone commit vsan X."

IPStorage interface was down due to Port software failure.

Unable to reconfigure Syslog server IP.

How to collect 'tech-support' logs from Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM)

Unable to bring port online due to exceeded Bit Error threshold.

The preupgrade check failed. Return code 0x402000EF Zone change in progress, ISSU rejected. Either commit or no commit (discard) the changes from the switch.