This post is created upon request by a reader. May or may not be needed for the P6000 Simulator. It is however required when you install the real HP P6000 Command View. First you need to get into 'Computer Management', do this by right-clicking on 'My Computer'. Then click your …

HP just published an advisory describing how to tune some parameters for Emulex, Qlogic and Brocade Fibre Channel HBAs: c02518189. It sounds like these are new, but these changes have been around for at least 6 months in all three vendors' HBAs. Emulex "Emulex driver version 2.42.002 or …

Look no further than this link by Demartek: http://www.demartek.com/Demartek_Interface_Comparison.html It has a good picture that shows the difference between the "mini LC", mSFP or whatever it's called and the standard LC connector.

http://aussiestorageblog.wordpress.com/2012/02/21/riddle-me-this-when-is-a-sas-drive-not-a-sas-drive/ Very interesting and good post that clears up some of the confusion between these!

Just took the BCFD (brocade certified fabric designer) exam two days ago. Some tips: Bring some water and food. Good exam, but I am really tired of exams and certifications for now! Also, isn't easy to confuse Brocade Certified Fabric Designer with somebody who makes clothes? Check out my other …

http://brocade.com/education/certification-accreditation/certified-fabric-designer/index.page Data Collection Given a scenario, design a solution that meets the customer's requirements Given a scenario, demonstrate knowledge of resiliency, redundancy, HA, and locality Given a scenario, describe the various documents required in the design assessment Practice by making up many scenarios …

This is a post in series of me studying for the BCFD - Brocade Certified Fabric Designer and it's my comments on the document SAN Design Best Practices. Apparently this document is planned to be updated. The one I have is version 2.1. To find the latest go to My …

http://brasstacksblog.typepad.com/brass-tacks/2012/01/hard-zoning-versus-soft-zoning-in-a-fcfcoe-san.html Usually I don't just post links like this, but I have honestly only just glimpsed through it and it looks very thorough.

Fabric migration planning and implementation Why: faster, better scaling (less switches to manage), running out of ports, hardware refresh, new features. Most of the time is spent assessing, determining strategy, development planning and site preparation. Only 20% is for deployment and validation. The first page describes the order as above …

Second Last module! But that's not the end of it, there are more admin guides, best practices to wade through :) This one is a bit more complicated though, a lot to think about when designing FCR and FCIP SAN networks. FC Routing This is when you have SAN islands (isolated …