
Brsocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide 33
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Verifying Fibre Channel and CEE links
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NOTE
Also verify LED operation on a switch port that is connected to an adapter port. Refer to the switch
Hardware Reference Manual to analyze LED meaning.
Common link problems can be caused by the following:
• Damaged cables. (Note that damaged cables can also cause errors and invalid data on links.)
• Cables that are not rated or compatible with adapter port speeds. Refer to cable specifications
in the Brocade Adapters Installation and Reference Manual.
• Faulty switch or adapter SFPs. Verify if an SFP is the problem by connecting a different link to
the adapter port or, if convenient, replace the cable with a cable of known quality. If the errors
or invalid data on the link still indicate a cable problem, the SFP may be faulty. Try replacing the
SFP.
• SFP issues on the adapter or switch. For example, the SFP may not be compatible with the
adapter, but is compatible with the switch, or vice versa. SCSI retries and timeouts determine
communication between the adapter and storage. Dropped packets cause timeouts, and
packets can drop because of SFP issues. Run the BCU port -stats command to display port
statistics, and look for errors and dropped frames.
Table 3 lists HCM options and BCU commands, as well as Fabric OS commands that you can use to
determine link status.
TABLE 3 Tools to determine link status
Application Tool References
HCM • Port Statistics
• Loopback and PCI loopback test
• Fibre Channel ping, echo, and trace route
tests
• Link Beaconing (HBAs only)
• Port Properties
• SFP information
Chapter 3, “Tools for Collecting
Data”
BCU
• fcdiag and diag commands.
• Port commands, such as port --stats. port
--list, and port --query.
Chapter 3, “Tools for Collecting
Data”
Switch Fabric OS
• switchShow
• portShow
• portStatsShow
• portErrShow
• fcpProbeShow
• fPortTest
• Chapter 3, “Tools for Collecting
Data”
• Fabric OS Administrator’s
Guide
• Fabric OS Troubleshooting and
Diagnostics Guide
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