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Dell Brocade 815 Troubleshooting Manual

Dell Brocade 815 Troubleshooting Manual (172 pages)

Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide

Brand: Dell | Category: Switch | Size: 1.78 MB

Table of Contents

Troubleshooting Guide
1
Table of Contents
5
About this Document
11
- In this Chapter
  11
- How this Document Is Organized
  11
  - Supported Adapter Hardware and Software
    12
  - Fabric Adapters
    12
  - Cnas
    12
  - Hbas
    13
  - Fabric os and Switch Support
    13
  - Host Operating System Support
    14
- Host Operating System Support for Adapter Drivers
  14
  - Fibre Channel Support
    14
  - Fcoe Support
    15
  - Ethernet Support
    15
  - Hypervisor Support
    16
- Host Operating System Support for HCM
  16
- What's New in this Document
  17
- Document Conventions
  18
  - Text Formatting
    18
  - Command Syntax Conventions
    18
  - Command Examples
    18
  - Notes, Cautions, and Warnings
    19
  - Key Terms
    19
- Notice to the Reader
  19
- Additional Information
  20
  - Brocade Resources
    20
  - Other Industry Resources
    21
- Providing Details for Support
  21
- Document Feedback
  23
Chapter 1 Introduction to Troubleshooting

25
Chapter 2 Isolating Problems

29
Chapter 3 Tools for Collecting Data

80
- In this Chapter
  81
- For Detailed Information
  82
- Data to Provide Technical Support
  82
- Data Collection Using Host System Commands
  83
- Data Collection Using BCU Commands and HCM
  85
  - Support Save
    85
  - Using BCU Commands
    89
- Data Collection Using Fabric os Commands
  90
- Only)
  90
- Data Collection Using Fabric os Commands (Brocade Switches Only)
  90
- Adapter Event Messages
  91
- Logs
  93
  - Host System Logs
    93
  - HCM Logs
    94
  - Logging Levels Adjustment
    95
- Statistics
  97
  - Authentication Statistics
    97
  - DCB Statistics (CNA Only)
    98
  - DCB Query (CNA Only)
    99
  - Fcoe Statistics (CNA)
    99
  - Fabric Statistics
    100
  - Displaying FCP Initiator Mode Statistics
    101
  - FCP Initiator Mode Statistics
    101
  - Firmware Statistics
    102
  - I/O Performance
    103
  - Logical Port Statistics
    104
  - Performance Data
    105
  - PHY Module Statistics
    105
  - Port Performance
    106
  - Port Statistics
    106
  - Real-Time and Historical Performance Statistics
    107
  - Remote Port Statistics
    108
  - Quality of Service Statistics (HBA)
    109
  - Trunking Attributes
    109
  - Vhba Statistics
    110
  - Vnic Statistics (CNA or NIC)
    110
  - Virtual Port Statistics
    111
  - VLAN Statistics for a Team (CNA and NIC)
    112
  - VLAN Statistics for a Port (CNA and NIC)
    113
- Diagnostics
  113
  - Beaconing (Stand-Up Adapters)
    113
  - Internal and External Loopback Tests
    114
  - Ethernet Port Loopback Test (CNA)
    115
  - PCI Loopback Test
    116
  - Memory Test
    117
  - Pinging Fibre Channel End Points
    117
  - Adapter Temperature
    118
  - Queue Test
    118
  - SCSI Test
    119
  - Trace Route
    119
  - Echo Test
    120
- Collecting BIOS Data
  121
  - Displaying BIOS Data through BCU
    121
  - Display BIOS Data through HCM
    121
- Collecting LLDP Data (CNA)
  121
- Collecting SFP Data (Stand-Up Adapters)
  122
  - SFP Properties
    122
  - Predictive Optical Monitoring (POM)
    122
- Collecting Port Data
  123
  - Displaying Port Properties
    123
  - Displaying DCB Port Properties (CNA)
    123
  - Displaying Ethernet Port Properties (CNA or NIC)
    124
  - Displaying Fcoe Port Properties (CNA)
    124
  - Displaying FC Port Properties (HBA)
    125
  - Displaying Remote Port Properties
    125
  - Displaying Logical Port Properties
    126
  - Displaying Virtual Port Properties
    126
  - Displaying the Port Log
    126
  - Displaying the Port List
    127
  - Performing a Port Query
    127
  - Displaying Port Speed
    127
- FCP-IM I/O Profiling
  128
  - Enabling FCP-IM Profile through HCM
    128
- Collecting Teaming Information (CNA or NIC)
  128
  - Displaying Team Data and Statistics through HCM
    128
  - Displaying Configured Team Data through BCU
    129
- Authentication Settings
  129
  - Displaying Authentication Settings through HCM
    129
  - Displaying Authentication Settings through BCU
    130
- PHY Module Data
  130
- Qos Settings (HBA)
  130
  - Determining Qos Settings through HCM
    131
- Target Rate Limiting Settings (HBA)
  131
  - Determining Target Rate Limiting Settings through BCU
    131
  - Determining Settings through HCM
    132
- Persistent Binding
  132
  - Displaying Persistent Binding Settings through BCU
    133
  - Displaying Persistent Binding Settings through HCM
    133
- Adapter Properties
  133
  - CNA Properties
    133
  - HBA Properties
    134
- Adapter Queries
  135
Chapter 4 Performance Optimization

137
- In this Chapter
  137
- Tuning Storage Drivers
  137
  - Linux Tuning
    137
  - Solaris Tuning
    138
  - Windows Tuning
    138
  - Vmware Tuning
    140
- Tuning Network Drivers (CNA or NIC)
  140
  - Windows Tuning
    140
  - Linux Tuning
    141
  - Vmware Tuning
    141
  - Solaris Tuning
    143
- Adapter BIOS and Event Message Reference
  145
Appendix A Adapter BIOS and Event Message Reference

145

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