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A Switch Type and Blade ID TABLE 22 switchType to B-Series model converter (Continued) switchType B-Series switch model ASIC Base switch speed 67 Brocade Encryption Switch 69 5410 71 300 72 5480 75 M5424 76 8000 77 Brocade DCX-4S 83 7800 Condor2 GoldenEye2 GoldenEye2 GoldenEye2 GoldenEye2 Condor2 Condor2 Condor2 8 Gb 16-port encryption switch 8 Gb 12-port embedded switch 8 Gb 16-port switch 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 8 Gb 24-port embedded switch 8 Gb 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch 8 Gb 192-port core fabric backbone 8 Gb 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports extension switch You can use Table 23 to find the description of the blade model displayed in the output from the slotShow command. switch:admin> slotshow Slot Blade Type ID Model Name Status 1 SW BLADE 77 FC8-64 ENABLED 2 AP BLADE 75 FX8-24 ENABLED 3 AP BLADE 33 FA4-18 ENABLED 4 SW BLADE 39 FC10-6 ENABLED 5 CORE BLADE 52 CORE8 ENABLED 6 CP BLADE 50 CP8 ENABLED 7 CP BLADE 50 CP8 ENABLED 8 CORE BLADE 52 CORE8 ENABLED 9 AP BLADE 43 FS8-18 ENABLED 10 SW BLADE 37 FC8-16 ENABLED 11 SW BLADE 55 FC8-32 ENABLED 12 AP BLADE 75 FX8-24 ENABLED TABLE 23 B-series blade model descriptions Blade ID B-series blade model ASIC 4 FC2-16 24 FR4-18i 39 FC10-6 51 FC8-48 55 FC8-32 68 FS8-18 74 FCOE10-24 n/a Condor Condor Condor2 n/a Condor2 Condor2 75 FX8-24 77 FC8-64 Condor2 Condor2 Description 2 Gb 16-FC ports blade 16 FC-ports with 2 GbE ports router blade 10 Gb 6-FC ports blade 8 Gb 48-FC ports blade 8 Gb 32-FC ports blade 8 Gb 16-port encryption blade 24-FC ports on an application blade that provides Converged Enhanced Ethernet to bridge a Fibre Channel and Ethernet SAN. 24-FC port with 10 1-GbE and two 10-GbE ports Fibre Channel routing and FCIP blade 8 Gb 64-FC ports blade 108 Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide 53-1002150-02

Section	Page
Contents	5
Figures	11
Tables	13
About This Document	15
In this chapter	15
How this document is organized	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
Introduction	21
In this chapter	21
Troubleshooting overview	21
Network time protocol	21
Most common problem areas	22
Questions for common symptoms	22
Gathering information for your switch support provider	25
Setting up your switch for FTP	25
Capturing a supportSave	25
Capturing output from a console	26
Capturing command output	27
Building a case for your switch support provider	27
Basic information	27
Detailed problem information	28
Gathering additional information	29
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
Connectivity	43
In this chapter	43
Port initialization and FCP auto-discovery process	43
Link issues	45
Connection problems	45
Checking the physical connection	45
Checking the logical connection	46
Checking the Name Server	46
Link failures	48
Determining a successful speed negotiation	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
Troubleshooting a marginal link	51
Device login issues	53
Pinpointing problems with device logins	53
Media-related issues	55
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
Segmented fabrics	56
Reconciling fabric parameters individually	57
Downloading a correct configuration	58
Reconciling a domain ID conflict	58
Reconciling incompatible software features	59
Port mirroring	59
In-Order Delivery	60
Port mirroring considerations	60
Supported platforms	61
Maximum mirror connections	62
Configuring a port to be a mirror port	62
Adding a port mirror connection	62
Deleting a port mirror connection	63
Displaying port mirror connections	63
Configuration	65
In this chapter	65
Configuration upload and download issues	65
Gathering additional information	68
Brocade configuration form	68
Firmware Download Errors	71
In this chapter	71
Blade troubleshooting tips	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
Security	81
In this chapter	81
Passwords	81
Password recovery options	82
Device authentication	82
Protocol and certificate management	83
Gathering additional information	83
SNMP	84
Gathering additional information	84
FIPS	84
Virtual Fabrics	87
In this chapter	87
General Virtual Fabrics troubleshooting	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
ISL Trunking	93
In this chapter	93
Link issues	93
Buffer credit issues	94
Getting out of buffer-limited mode	94
Zoning	95
In this chapter	95
Overview of corrective action	95
Verifying a fabric merge problem	95
Verifying a TI zone problem	95
Segmented fabrics	96
Zone conflicts	97
Correcting a fabric merge problem quickly	98
Changing the default zone access	99
Editing zone configuration members	99
Reordering the zone member list	99
Checking for Fibre Channel connectivity problems	100
Checking for zoning problems	101
Gathering additional information	102
Diagnostic Features	103
In this chapter	103
About Fabric OS diagnostics	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
Displaying switch information	107
Displaying the uptime for a switch	108
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
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
Displaying the system message log one message at a time	121
Clearing the system message log	121
Port log	121
Viewing the port log	121
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
Hexadecimal overview	129
Example of hexadecimal triplet conversion	129

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Switch Type and Blade ID

You can use

Table 23

to find the description of the blade model displayed in the output from the

slotShow

command.

switch:admin> slotshow

Slot

Blade Type

Model Name

Status

--------------------------------------------------

SW BLADE

FC8-64

ENABLED

AP BLADE

FX8-24

ENABLED

AP BLADE

FA4-18

ENABLED

SW BLADE

FC10-6

ENABLED

CORE BLADE

CORE8

ENABLED

CP BLADE

CP8

ENABLED

CP BLADE

CP8

ENABLED

CORE BLADE

CORE8

ENABLED

AP BLADE

FS8-18

ENABLED

SW BLADE

FC8-16

ENABLED

SW BLADE

FC8-32

ENABLED

AP BLADE

FX8-24

ENABLED

Brocade Encryption Switch

Condor2

8 Gb 16-port encryption switch

5410

GoldenEye2

8 Gb 12-port embedded switch

300

GoldenEye2

8 Gb 16-port switch

5480

GoldenEye2

8 Gb 24-port embedded switch

M5424

GoldenEye2

8 Gb 24-port embedded switch

8000

Condor2

8 Gb 16-FC port, 10 GbE 8-Ethernet port switch

Brocade DCX-4S

Condor2

8 Gb 192-port core fabric backbone

7800

Condor2

8 Gb 16-FC ports, 6 GbE ports extension switch

TABLE 23

B-series blade model descriptions

Blade ID

B-series blade model

ASIC

Description

FC2-16

n/a

2 Gb 16-FC ports blade

FR4-18i

Condor

16 FC-ports with 2 GbE ports router blade

FC10-6

Condor

10 Gb 6-FC ports blade

FC8-48

Condor2

8 Gb 48-FC ports blade

FC8-32

n/a

8 Gb 32-FC ports blade

FS8-18

Condor2

8 Gb 16-port encryption blade

FCOE10-24

Condor2

24-FC ports on an application blade that provides

Converged Enhanced Ethernet to bridge a Fibre

Channel and Ethernet SAN.

FX8-24

Condor2

24-FC port with 10 1-GbE and two 10-GbE ports

Fibre Channel routing and FCIP blade

FC8-64

Condor2

8 Gb 64-FC ports blade

TABLE 22

switchType to B-Series model converter (Continued)

switchType

B-Series switch model

ASIC

Base switch speed