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General Issues Chapter 2 In this chapter •Licensing issues 11 •Time issues 11 •Switch message logs 12 •Switch boot issues 13 •FC-FC Routing connectivity 13 Licensing issues Some features need licenses in order to work properly. To view a list of features and their associated licenses, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Licenses are created using a switch's License Identifier so you cannot apply one license to different switches. Before calling your switch support provider, verify that you have the correct licenses installed by using the licenseIdShow command. Symptom A feature is not working. Probable cause and recommended action Refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide to determine if the appropriate licenses are installed on the local switch and any connecting switches. Determining installed licenses 1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role. 2. Type the licenseShow command. A list of the currently installed licenses on the switch will be displayed. Time issues Symptom Time is not in-sync. Probable cause and recommended action NTP is not set up on the switches in your fabric. Set up NTP on your switches in all fabrics in your SAN and metaSAN. For more information on setting up NTP, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide. Fabric OS Troubleshoot and Diagnostics Guide 11 53-1001340-01

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Fabric OS Troubleshoot and Diagnostics Guide
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53-1001340-01
Chapter
2
General Issues
In this chapter
Licensing issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Time issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
11
Switch message logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12
Switch boot issues. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
13
FC-FC Routing connectivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Licensing issues
Some features need licenses in order to work properly. To view a list of features and their
associated licenses, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
. Licenses are created using a
switch’s License Identifier so you cannot apply one license to different switches. Before calling your
switch support provider, verify that you have the correct licenses installed by using the
licenseIdShow
command.
Symptom
A feature is not working.
Probable cause and recommended action
Refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
to determine if the appropriate licenses are installed
on the local switch and any connecting switches.
Determining installed licenses
1.
Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2.
Type the
licenseShow
command.
A list of the currently installed licenses on the switch will be displayed.
Time issues
Symptom
Time is not in-sync.
Probable cause and recommended action
NTP is not set up on the switches in your fabric. Set up NTP on your switches in all fabrics in your
SAN and metaSAN.
For more information on setting up NTP, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
.