User`s guide
12 – Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions
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SANsurfer FC HBA 
Manager GUI cannot 
connect to a remote 
host
Cause: The qlremote agent is not installed on the remote system 
or the network protocol is not properly configured.
Solution: 
■ Verify that the qlremote agent is installed on the remote host. 
See sections 4 and 5.1 for network requirements. See 
section 7.1 for instructions on how to configure and manage 
remote hosts. Verify that the appropriate network protocol is 
running.
■ The DNS or the local host file may contain an incorrect IP 
address for the host name. Use the Ping command to ping 
the host name; verify that the correct IP address is translated 
from the name.
SANsurfer FC HBA 
Manager cannot 
disconnect from a 
remote host
Cause: The qlremote agent service has stopped or is unable to 
establish a network link.
Solution: 
■ Verify that the remote host is running the qlremote agent:
■ For Windows 2000/Windows Server 2003, open the 
Services window and verify that the QLogic Management 
Suite Java agent service is running. 
■ For NetWare, at the server command prompt type the 
following and then press ENTER. Verify that qlremote.nlm 
is loaded. 
modules q*
■ For Red Hat/SuSE Linux, type the following command 
and then press ENTER. If entries display, qlremote is 
running.
ps ax | grep qlremote
■ For Solaris SPARC, type the following command and then 
press ENTER. If entries display, qlremote is running.
ps -e | grep qlremote
■ Verify that the remote host can be accessed through the 
network. Use the Ping command to verify communication 
with the remote host name and IP address.
SANsurfer FC HBA 
Manager GUI does not 
find/display any HBAs
Cause: An incorrect operating system driver is loaded or the 
qlremote agent is not installed.
Solution: 
■ Verify that the appropriate operating system driver is loaded. 
Refer to the readme.txt file for supported operating system 
drivers. 
■ Verify that the qlremote agent is running on the local or remote 
host. Check agent logs for any problems while querying 
information (see section 12.2.2).
Table 12-1. Troubleshooting Problems and Solutions (Continued)
Problem Cause and Solution










