HP StorageWorks SAN Director Installation Guide (A7393-90009, May 2007)

Port blade and CP card support notes218
able to connect to the fabric and further troubleshooting is necessary. For more information see
”Validating the installation”.
This completes FC2-16 port blade installation in a 4/256 SAN Director.
Validating the installation
This section provides information on validating the installation of port blades.
Validate the installation by running the following commands: nsShow, nsAllShow, and
fabricShow.
All of your connected servers, storage, and switches should be present in the output of these
commands. If there is a discrepancy, it is possible that a device or switch is not able to connect to
the fabric and further troubleshooting is necessary.
nsShow Displays all devices directly connected to the switch that have logged into the
Name Server. Make sure that the number of attached devices after the installation
is exactly the same as the number of attached devices prior to the installation.
nsAllShow Displays all devices connected to a fabric. Make sure that the number of attached
devices after the installation is exactly the same as the number of attached devices
prior to the installation.
fabricShow Displays all switches in a fabric. Make sure that the number of switches in the
fabric after the installation is exactly the same as the number of attached devices
prior to the installation. There may be one less domain in your fabric if during the
installation you went from dual domain to a single domain in your Director.
Troubleshooting the installation
If there is a discrepancy in the number of switches or attached devices in the fabric after the
installation, it may be due to a fabric segmentation or a device that failed to log in. For assistance,
see the following:
• Troubleshooting chapter in the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS administrator guide for basic
troubleshooting steps.
• Run the supportSave command to provide a comparison from earlier execution of this
command.