FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

Repair Information
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Repair Information
Hardware Log The Hardware Log records a history of FRU removals and
replacements (insertions) for the switch. The log describes:
• Date/Time - Date and time the FRU was inserted or removed.
• FRU - Acronym representing the FRU type.
• Position - Number representing the FRU chassis position. The
chassis (slot) position for a nonredundant CTP card is 0. Chassis
slots for redundant power supplies are 0 and 1.
• Action - Action performed (Inserted or Removed).
• Part Number - Part number of the inserted or removed FRU.
• Serial Number - Serial number of the inserted or removed FRU.
Link Incident Log The Link Incident Log records Fibre Channel link incident events and
causes. The log describes:
• Date/Time - Date and time the link incident occurred.
• Port - Port number reporting the link incident.
• Link Incident Event - Brief description of the link incident and
cause, including:
— Implicit incident.
— Bit-error threshold exceeded.
— Loss of signal or loss of synchronization.
— Not-operational primitive sequence received.
— Primitive sequence timeout.
— Invalid primitive sequence received for current link state.
Refer to MAP 0500: Port Failure or Link Incident Analysis for corrective
actions.
Port Threshold Alert
Log
The Port Threshold Alert Log records a history of threshold alert
notifications. The log describes:
• Date/Time - Date and time the alert occurred.
• Name - Alert name as configured through the Configure Threshold
Alerts dialog box.
• Port - Port number where the alert occurred.
• Type - Alert type: transmit (Tx) or receive (Rx).