Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v7.0.0 (53-1002150-02, June 2011)

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About This Document
In this chapter
•How this document is organized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xv
•Supported hardware and software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•What’s new in this document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvi
•Document conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xvii
•Additional information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xviii
•Getting technical help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xix
•Document feedback . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xx
How this document is organized
The document contains the following chapters:
• Chapter 1, “Introduction,” gives a brief overview of troubleshooting the Fabric OS, and provides
procedures for gathering basic information from your switch and fabric to aid in
troubleshooting.
• Chapter 2, “General,” provides information on licensing, hardware, and syslog issues.
• Chapter 3, “Connectivity,” provides information and procedures on troubleshooting various link
issues.
• Chapter 4, “Configuration,” provides troubleshooting information and procedures for
configuration file issues.
• Chapter 5, “Firmware Download Errors,” provides procedures for troubleshooting firmware
download issues.
• Chapter 6, “Security,” provides procedures for user account and security issues.
• Chapter 7, “Virtual Fabrics,” provides procedures for troubleshooting Virtual Fabrics.
• Chapter 8, “ISL Trunking,” provides procedures for resolving trunking issues.
• Chapter 9, “Zoning,” provides preparations and procedures for performing firmware
downloads, as well troubleshooting information.
• Chapter 10, “Diagnostic Features,” provides procedures for the use of the diagnostics
commands for the chassis, ports, and other chassis equipment. Provides information on the
system messages.
• Appendix A, “Switch Type and Blade ID,” provides reference information to guide you in
understanding switch output.
• Appendix B, “Hexadecimal,” provide reference information for translating hexadecimal output.