Category Archives: Storage

FabricOS : How to remotely backup your Brocade FC switch configuration

Here is how to remotely copy your Brocade device running FabricOS to a remote TFTP server. To copy the currently running configuration :

copy startup-config tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> startup-config.cfg

1	copy startup-config tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> startup-config.cfg

To copy the configuration saved to the flash memory :

copy run tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> switch-name.cfg

1	copy run tftp <TFTP_Server_IP> switch-name.cfg

To restore the remote config to your device :

copy tftp start <TFTP_Server_IP> switch-name.cfg

1	copy tftp start <TFTP_Server_IP> switch-name.cfg

Linux : Creating a GPT (GUID) partition table for large drives

With larger drive these days that exceed 2 Tb, the traditional MSDOS partition table add a barrier of 2 Tb maximum for partitions. Fortunately, the GUID Partition Table which is well known as GPT that push this limit to 18 EB (exabyte). You are probably familiar with the “fdisk” legacy partitioning tool, however this does… Read More »

Linux : Oracle unbreakable kernel and OCFS2 on CentOS/RHEL6

Oracle Cluster File System 2 (well known as OCFS2) is a pretty decent choice when come to chose a filesystem that need to be accessed and written using several server nodes. Unfortunately, RedHat do not support by default OCFS2 in their kernel since they are using GFS instead. I am not aware of any unofficial… Read More »

FabricOS : Reset to factory default and setup basic config on Brocade Fiber Channel switch fabric

This tutorial is about resetting your Brocade Fiber Chanel Fabric (FabricOS) to factory defaut. To perform these commands you’ll need elevated “root” or “admin” users privileges. 1. Reset config to factory default :

configdefault -all

1	configdefault -all

2. Set usernames and passwords to factory default :

passwddefault

1	passwddefault

3. Set ethernet (management interface) IP addresses :

ipaddrset

ipaddrset

4. Set logical switch config parameters… Read More »

HP : Configuring MSA P2000 G3 SAN through CLI

HP MSA P2000 G3 SANs provide two ways of startup configuration. The first approach is using the MSA Auto Discovery Tool and the second is using the USB Serial CLI port. This tutorial will cover the CLI method. 1. Connect using a mini USB your computer to the CLI port on controller A. Use any… Read More »