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HP Fabric OS 7.0.0 Troubleshooting Manual

HP Fabric OS 7.0.0 Troubleshooting Manual (138 pages)

Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide

Brand: HP | Category: Software | Size: 1.92 MB

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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Table of Contents

13
- About this Document
  15
- How this Document Is Organized
  15
- In this Chapter
  15
- Supported Hardware and Software
  16
- What's New in this Document
  16
- Document Conventions
  17
  - Text Formatting
    17
  - Command Syntax Conventions
    17
  - Command Examples
    17
  - Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
    18
  - Key Terms
    18
- Additional Information
  18
  - Brocade Resources
    18
  - Other Industry Resources
    19
- Getting Technical Help
  19
- Document Feedback
  20
- Chapter 1 Introduction
  
  21
- In this Chapter
  21
Chapter 2 General

31
- In this Chapter
  31
  - Licenses
    31
  - Time
    31
  - Frame Viewer
    32
  - Switch Message Logs
    32
  - Switch Boot
    33
  - Rolling Reboot Detection
    34
  - FC-FC Routing Connectivity
    36
  - Generating and Routing an ECHO
    36
  - Superping
    38
  - Route and Statistical Information
    40
  - Performance Issues
    42
Chapter 3 Connectivity

43
- In this Chapter
  43
- Port Initialization and FCP Auto-Discovery Process
  43
- Checking the Physical Connection
  45
- Connection Problems
  45
- Link Issues
  45
- Checking the Logical Connection
  46
- Checking the Name Server
  46
- Determining a Successful Speed Negotiation
  48
- Link Failures
  48
- Checking for a Loop Initialization Failure
  49
- Checking for a Point-To-Point Initialization Failure
  49
- Correcting a Port that Has Come up in the Wrong Mode
  50
- Marginal Links
  50
- Table 4 Switchshow Output and Suggested Action
  50
- Table 5 Loopback Modes
  51
- Troubleshooting a Marginal Link
  51
- Device Login Issues
  53
- Pinpointing Problems with Device Logins
  53
- Media-Related Issues
  55
- Table 6 Component Test Descriptions
  55
- Segmented Fabrics
  56
- Table 7 Switch Component Tests
  56
- Testing a Port's External Transmit and Receive Path
  56
- Testing a Switch's Internal Components
  56
- Testing Components to and from the HBA
  56
- Reconciling Fabric Parameters Individually
  57
- Downloading a Correct Configuration
  58
- Reconciling a Domain ID Conflict
  58
- Port Mirroring
  59
- Reconciling Incompatible Software Features
  59
- In-Order Delivery
  60
- Port Mirroring Considerations
  60
- Supported Platforms
  61
- Table 8 Port Mirroring Platform Supportability
  61
- Adding a Port Mirror Connection
  62
- Configuring a Port to be a Mirror Port
  62
- Table 9 Maximum Number of Mirror Connections
  62
- Deleting a Port Mirror Connection
  63
- Displaying Port Mirror Connections
  63
- Chapter 4 Configuration
  
  65
  - Configuration Upload and Download Issues
    65
    
    In this Chapter
    65
  - Brocade Configuration Form
    68
    
    Gathering Additional Information
    68
- Chapter 5 Firmware Download Errors
  
  71
  - Table 10 Brocade Configuration and Connection
    68
  - Blade Troubleshooting Tips
    71
    
    In this Chapter
    71
  - Firmware Download Issues
    72
  - Troubleshooting the Firmwaredownload Command
    75
    
    Gathering Additional Information
    75
  - USB Error Handling
    75
  - Considerations for Downgrading Firmware
    76
    
    Preinstallation Messages
    76
    
    Blade Types
    78
    
    Firmware Versions
    79
    
    Platform
    79
    
    Routing
    80
- Chapter 6 Security
  
  81
  - Table 11 USB Error Handling
    76
  - In this Chapter
    81
  - Passwords
    81
- Chapter 7 Virtual Fabrics
  
  81
  - Device Authentication
    82
  - Table 12 Password Recovery Options
    82
  - Protocol and Certificate Management
    83
    
    Gathering Additional Information
    83
  - Table 13 SSL Messages and Actions
    83
  - Fips
    84
  - Snmp
    84
    
    Gathering Additional Information
    84
  - General Virtual Fabrics Troubleshooting
    87
- Chapter 10 Diagnostic Features
  
  87
  - In this Chapter
    87
  - Fabric Identification Issues
    88
  - Logical Fabric Issues
    88
  - Base Switch Issues
    89
  - Logical Switch Issues
    90
  - Switch Configuration Blade Compatibility
    91
    
    Gathering Additional Information
    92
    
    In this Chapter
    93
- Chapter 8 ISL Trunking
  
  93
  - Link Issues
    93
  - Buffer Credit Issues
    94
    
    Getting out of Buffer-Limited Mode
    94
- Chapter 9 Zoning
  
  95
10 In this Chapter

103
- About Fabric os Diagnostics
  103
  - In this Chapter
    103
- Diagnostic Information
  103
- Power-On Self Test
  104
  - Disabling POST
    106
  - Enabling POST
    106
  - Switch Status
    106
  - Viewing the Overall Status of the Switch
    106
  - Table 15 Switch Summary Information
    107
  - Table 16 VF Output Values
    107
  - Displaying Switch Information
    107
  - Table 17 Switchshow Command Output
    108
  - Displaying the Uptime for a Switch
    108
  - Table 18 Port Type Support
    109
  - Using the Spinfab and Porttest Commands
    109
  - Debugging Spinfab Errors
    109
  - Clearing the Error Counters
    111
  - Enabling a Port
    111
  - Disabling a Port
    111
- Diagnostic Port
  112
  - Disabling D_Port
    114
  - D_Port Limitations
    115
  - Port Information
    115
  - Viewing the Status of a Port
    115
  - Displaying the Port Statistics
    116
  - Displaying a Summary of Port Errors for a Switch
    117
  - Table 19 Error Summary Description
    118
  - Equipment Status
    118
  - Checking the Temperature, Fan, and Power Supply
    118
  - Checking the Status of the Fans
    119
  - Checking the Status of a Power Supply
    119
  - Checking Temperature Status
    120
  - System Message Log
    120
  - Displaying the System Message Log, with no Page Breaks
    121
  - One Message at a Time
    121
  - Clearing the System Message Log
    121
  - Port Log
    121
  - Viewing the Port Log
    121
  - Table 20 Commands for Port Log Management
    122
  - Table 21 Fabric os to UNIX Message Severities
    123
  - Syslogd Configuration
    123
  - Configuring the Host
    123
  - Configuring the Switch
    124
  - Automatic Trace Dump Transfers
    125
  - Specifying a Remote Server
    125
  - Enabling the Automatic Transfer of Trace Dumps
    125
  - Setting up Periodic Checking of the Remote Server
    125
  - Saving Comprehensive Diagnostic Files to the Server
    126
  - Table 22 Switchtype to B-Series Model Converter
    128
  - Table 23 B-Series Blade Model Descriptions
    128
- Appendix A Switch Type and Blade ID
  
  129
- Appendix B Hexadecimal
  
  129
  - Hexadecimal Overview
    129
    
    Example of Hexadecimal Triplet Conversion
    129
    
    Table 24 Decimal to Hex Conversion Table
    130

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