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Brocade DCX 8510-4 Backbone Hardware Reference Manual 129

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Appendix

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

In this appendix

•Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

•Obtaining chassis and component status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

•Interpreting POST and boot results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

•Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

•Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Introduction

For information about troubleshooting the entire fabric, refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and

Diagnostics Guide.

The Brocade DCX 8510-4 includes a number of diagnostic aids to assist with troubleshooting,

including LEDs on the hardware, commands that display current status, diagnostic tests for

hardware and software, and error messages. In addition, a number of managing and monitoring

features are available, such as Fabric Manager, Web Tools, Fabric Watch, and Advanced

Performance Monitoring.

If the Brocade DCX 8510-4 does not operate as expected, the following steps can be taken to

diagnose the problem:

• Check the LEDs and see the LED tables (Chapter 4, “Monitoring System Components”) for

interpretation and recommended actions.

• Review the results of the last POST run by the Brocade DCX 8510-4 (“Interpreting POST and

boot results”).

• Review the error logs. (Refer to the Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide for more

information).

- Review RASlog entries.

- Type the sensorShow command to determine the status of the hardware components.

- Run diagnostic tests (“Diagnostics”).

- Reboot the Brocade DCX or power the entire chassis off and then on (“Powering off the

Brocade DCX 8510-4” and “Providing power to the Brocade DCX 8510-4”).

If the problem is still unresolved after these steps, contact your support provider. The information

required by your support provider is listed under “Getting technical help”.

Brand	Brocade Communications Systems
Model	DCX 8510-4
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Language	English

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