Hello
We are trying to connect 2 SAN switches . Details :
cisco MDS 9124 (1 Slot) Chassis
Model number is DS-C9124-K9-SUP
Cisco Nexus Operating System (NX-OS) Software
Software
BIOS: version 1.0.19
loader: version N/A
kickstart: version 5.0(1a)
system: version 5.0(1a)
cisco MDS 9100
Model number is DS-C9120-K9-SUP
Cisco Storage Area Networking Operating System (SAN-OS) Software
Software
BIOS: version 1.1.0
loader: version 1.2(2)
kickstart: version 3.3(5)
system: version 3.3(5)
We want to make the 9124 an expansion of the 9120. Therefore we want to define 2 ports in each switch to mode E, and make an ISL link.
The problem : when we try to define the E port, we get an error :
SW_A(config-if)# switchport mode E
fc1/6: (error) mode E allowed only for interface fc1/5 in group fc1/5-8
We don't want to define port fc1/5 in mode E, because , if we do that port 6,7,8 become unusable.
Any suggestions ?
Thank you.