Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class Hardware Installation Guide

Troubleshooting
Diagnosing Problems
The LEDs on the front panel provide troubleshooting information about the switch. They
show POST failures, port-connectivity problems, and overall switch performance. For a full
description of the switch LEDs, see the “Front Panel” section in Chapter 1.
You can also get statistics from the Device Manager, from the CLI, or from an SNMP
workstation. Refer to the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP BladeSystem p-Class
Software Configuration Guide, the Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module for HP
BladeSystem p-Class Command Reference Guide on
http://www.hp.com/support, or the
documentation that came with your SNMP application for details.
You can access the Technical Support Website (
http://www.hp.com/support) for a list of
known hardware problems and extensive troubleshooting documentation including:
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Field notices
Security advisories
Troubleshooting resources
Factory defaults
Password recovery
Recovery from corrupted or missing software
Switch port problems
Network interface cards
Troubleshooting tools
Common switch problems fall into these categories:
Poor performance
No connectivity
Corrupted software
Table 4-1 describes how to detect and resolve these problems.
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