Dell Brocade 1020 Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide - Page 11
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About this Document In this chapter •How this document is organized xi •Host operating system support for adapter drivers xiv •Host operating system support for HCM xvi •What's new in this document xvii •Document conventions xviii •Notice to the reader xix •Additional information xx •Providing details for support xxi •Document feedback xxiii How this document is organized This manual provides troubleshooting information on Brocade host bus adapters (HBAs), converged network adapters (CNAs), and Fabric Adapters. It is organized to help you find the information that you want as quickly and easily as possible. The document contains the following components: • Chapter 1, "Introduction to Troubleshooting" provides an introduction and approach to troubleshooting adapter problems, as well as tips for gathering problem information. A checklist is also provided to verify that required procedures have been followed during installation. • Chapter 2, "Isolating Problems" provides information on common adapter problems and procedures to diagnose and recover from these problems. • Chapter 3, "Tools for Collecting Data" provides a summary of diagnostic and monitoring tools available through the Host Connectivity Manager (HCM), Brocade Command Line Utility (BCU), Fabric OS commands, and host system to help you isolate and resolve adapter-related problems. • Chapter 4, "Performance Optimization" contains guidelines for optimizing adapter performance on your host system. • Appendix A, "Adapter BIOS and Event Message Reference" contains details on all event messages generated by adapter drivers. • Appendix B, "HCM and Installer Message Reference" lists all error messages that may display during operation of HCM and the Brocade Adapter Software Installer application. Causes of each message and actions to perform to resolve problems are also included. Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide xi 53-1002145-01