Dell Brocade 6520 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v7.1.0 - Page 64

Gathering additional information, Brocade configuration form, Messages captured in the logs

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4 Brocade configuration form Symptom Configuration did not seem to change after the configuration download process finished. Probable cause and recommended action Verify that the switch was rebooted by checking the system log. If you are doing this on a enterprise-class platform, verify that both CPs rebooted by checking the system log. If any error occurs during the download, such as an error about a particular key, it is important to issue the configDefault command and attempt to repeat the configDownload command. Gathering additional information Be sure to capture the output from the commands you are issuing both from the switch and from your computer when you are analyzing the problem. Send this and all logs to your switch support provider. Messages captured in the logs Configuration download generates both RASLog and Audit log messages resulting from execution of the configDownload command. The following messages are written to the logs: • configDownload completed successfully ... (RASLog and Audit log) • configUpload completed successfully ... (RASLog) • configDownload not permitted ... (Audit log) • configUpload not permitted ... (RASLog) • (Warning) Downloading configuration without disabling the switch was unsuccessful. (Audit log) Brocade configuration form Use this form as a hard copy reference for your configuration information. In the hardware reference manuals for the Brocade DCX, and DCX-4S modular switches there is a guide for FC port setting tables. Print out Table 10 and use it to record configuration information for the various blades. TABLE 10 Brocade configuration and connection Brocade configuration settings Value IP address Gateway address Chassis configuration option Management connections Serial cable tag Ethernet cable tag Configuration information 48 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 53-1002751-01

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Brocade configuration form
4
Symptom
Configuration did not seem to change after the configuration download process finished.
Probable cause and recommended action
Verify that the switch was rebooted by checking the system log. If you are doing this on a
enterprise-class platform, verify that both CPs rebooted by checking the system log.
If any error occurs during the download, such as an error about a particular key, it is important to
issue the
configDefault
command and attempt to repeat the
configDownload
command.
Gathering additional information
Be sure to capture the output from the commands you are issuing both from the switch and from
your computer when you are analyzing the problem.
Send this and all logs to your switch support provider.
Messages captured in the logs
Configuration download generates both RASLog and Audit log messages resulting from execution
of the
configDownload
command.
The following messages are written to the logs:
configDownload completed successfully … (RASLog and Audit log)
configUpload completed successfully … (RASLog)
configDownload not permitted … (Audit log)
configUpload not permitted … (RASLog)
(Warning) Downloading configuration without disabling the switch was unsuccessful. (Audit
log)
Brocade configuration form
Use this form as a hard copy reference for your configuration information.
In the hardware reference manuals for the Brocade DCX, and DCX-4S modular switches there is a
guide for FC port setting tables. Print out
Table 10
and use it to record configuration information for
the various blades.
TABLE 10
Brocade configuration and connection
Brocade configuration settings
Value
IP address
Gateway address
Chassis configuration option
Management connections
Serial cable tag
Ethernet cable tag
Configuration information