Dell Brocade G620 Brocade 8.0.1 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guid - Page 5

General Virtual Fabrics troubleshooting, Virtual Fabrics, ISL Trunking, Zoning, Diagnostic Features

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FIPS ...66 Virtual Fabrics...67 General Virtual Fabrics troubleshooting...67 Fabric identification issues...68 Logical Fabric issues...68 Base switch issues...68 Logical switch issues...69 Switch configuration blade compatibility...71 Gathering additional information...71 ISL Trunking ...73 Link issues...73 Buffer credit issues...74 Getting out of buffer-limited mode ...74 Zoning...75 Overview of corrective action...75 Verifying a fabric merge problem...75 Verifying a TI zone problem...75 Segmented fabrics...76 Zone conflicts...77 Resolving zoning conflicts...78 Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly ...78 Changing the default zone access...79 Editing zone configuration members...79 Reordering the zone member list ...79 Checking for Fibre Channel connectivity problems...80 Checking for zoning problems...81 Gathering additional information...81 Diagnostic Features...83 Fabric OS diagnostics...83 Diagnostic information...83 Power-on self-test...84 Disabling POST...85 Enabling POST...85 Switch status...85 Viewing the overall status of the switch...86 Displaying switch information...86 Displaying the uptime for a switch...87 Using the spinFab and portTest commands...88 Debugging spinFab errors...88 Clearing the error counters...90 Enabling a port...90 Disabling a port...90 Port information...90 Viewing the status of a port ...90 Displaying the port statistics...91 Displaying a summary of port errors for a switch...92 Equipment status...93 Checking the temperature, fan, and power supply...93 Brocade Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 53-1004126-01 5

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FIPS
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66
Virtual Fabrics
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67
General Virtual Fabrics troubleshooting
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67
Fabric identification issues
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68
Logical Fabric issues
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68
Base switch issues
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68
Logical switch issues
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69
Switch configuration blade compatibility
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71
Gathering additional information
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71
ISL Trunking
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73
Link issues
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73
Buffer credit issues
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74
Getting out of buffer-limited mode
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74
Zoning
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75
Overview of corrective action
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75
Verifying a fabric merge problem
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75
Verifying a TI zone problem
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75
Segmented fabrics
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76
Zone conflicts
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77
Resolving zoning conflicts
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78
Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly
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78
Changing the default zone access
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79
Editing zone configuration members
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79
Reordering the zone member list
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79
Checking for Fibre Channel connectivity problems
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80
Checking for zoning problems
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81
Gathering additional information
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81
Diagnostic Features
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83
Fabric OS diagnostics
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83
Diagnostic information
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83
Power-on self-test
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84
Disabling POST
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85
Enabling POST
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85
Switch status
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85
Viewing the overall status of the switch
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86
Displaying switch information
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86
Displaying the uptime for a switch
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87
Using the spinFab and portTest commands
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88
Debugging spinFab errors
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88
Clearing the error counters
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90
Enabling a port
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90
Disabling a port
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90
Port information
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90
Viewing the status of a port
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90
Displaying the port statistics
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91
Displaying a summary of port errors for a switch
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92
Equipment status
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93
Checking the temperature, fan, and power supply
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93
Brocade Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide
53-1004126-01
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