Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide

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Questions for common symptoms

1

TABLE 2

Common symptoms

Symptom

Areas to check

Chapter or Document

Blade is faulty

Firmware or application download
Hardware connections

Chapter 2, “General Issues”
Chapter 5, “FirmwareDownload Errors”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”

Blade is stuck in the “LOADING” state

Firmware or application download

Chapter 5, “FirmwareDownload Errors”

Configupload or download fails

FTP or SCP server or USB availability

Chapter 4, “Configuration Issues”

E_Port failed to come online

Correct licensing
Fabric parameters
Zoning

Chapter 2, “General Issues”
Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”
Chapter 9, “Zone Issues”

EX_Port does not form

Links

Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”

Fabric merge fails

Fabric segmentation

Chapter 2, “General Issues”
Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”
Chapter 9, “Zone Issues”

Fabric segments

Licensing
Zoning
Virtual Fabrics
Fabric parameters

Chapter 2, “General Issues”
Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”
Chapter 9, “Zone Issues”

FCIP tunnel bounces

FCIP tunnel, including the network between FCIP
tunnel endpoints.

Fibre Channel over IP Administrator’s
Guide

FCIP tunnel does not come online

FCIP tunnel, including the network between FCIP
tunnel endpoints.

Fibre Channel over IP Administrator’s
Guide

FCIP tunnel does not form

Licensing
Fabric parameters

Chapter 2, “General Issues”

Fibre Channel over IP Administrator’s
Guide

FCIP tunnel is sluggish

FCIP tunnel, including the network between FCIP
tunnel endpoints.

Fibre Channel over IP Administrator’s
Guide

Feature is not working

Licensing

Chapter 2, “General Issues”

FCR is slowing down

FCR LSAN tags

Chapter 2, “General Issues”

FICON switch does not talk to hosts

FICON settings

FICON Administrator’s Guide

FirmwareDownload fails

FTP or SCP server or USB availability
Firmware version compatibility
Unsupported features enabled
Firmware versions on switch

Chapter 5, “FirmwareDownload Errors”
Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics”

Host application times out

FCR LSAN tags
Marginal links

Chapter 2, “General Issues”
Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”

Intermittent connectivity

Links
Trunking
Buffer credits
FCIP tunnel

Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”
Chapter 8, “ISL Trunking Issues”

Fibre Channel over IP Administrator’s
Guide

LEDs are flashing

Links

Chapter 3, “Connectivity Issues”

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