HP Fibre Channel Mass Storage Adapters Support Guide FibrChanl-03 (fcoc) Driver HP-UX 11i v3

Fibre Channel Adapter Monitor
The Fibre Channel Adapter Monitor monitors the operation of all supported fibre channel host bus
adapter cards on your system. If the monitor detects a problem with any of the adapters, it
immediately sends an event to EMS, which alerts you using the notification methods defined for
the monitor. Error messages identify the problem, its cause, and corrective actions.
The Fibre Channel Adapter Monitor employs asynchronous event detection. The monitor continuously
checks for any errors or abnormal behavior reported by the device driver during I/O operations.
If an error occurs, it passes directly to the monitor for immediate analysis. If the error warrants
notification, the monitor immediately generates an event.
The monitor launches automatically when the system starts, ensuring protection for all supported
Fibre Channel adapters from undetected hardware failure.
Supported Products
The Fibre Channel Adapter Monitor supports the following products:
• NC551m Dual Port 10GB FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
• NC553m Dual Port 10GB FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
• CN1100E Dual Port 10Gb FlexFabric Converged Network Adapter
Diagnostic Flowcharts
The diagnostic flowcharts illustrate the following tests:
Flowchart 1: Configuration Test (page 13)
Verifies the configuration of the mass storage interface on a host using the ioscan (1M)
command.
Flowchart 2: Fibre Channel Connections Test (page 14)
Checks all hardware connections between your system and Fibre Channel mass storage devices,
to confirm that they are connected and operational.
Flowchart 3: Boot Test (page 16)
Verifies that the system boots correctly over Fibre Channel.
See the HP-UX Fibre Channel (fcd, fclp) and FlexFabric FCoE (fcoc) Host Bus Adapter Support
Matrix for the Fibre Channel adapter you are troubleshooting for current system and adapter
firmware requirements and other information. Support Matrixes for HP Fibre Channel adapters are
available at http://www.hp.com/go/hpux-iocards-docs, by clicking on HP Fibre Channel Host
Bus Adapters.
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