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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Troubleshooting Guide
OL-5183-02, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3
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Troubleshooting the Fabric
There are several things you can do to use Fabric Manager to troubleshoot your fabric.
This chapter contains the following topics:
• Analyzing Switch Device Health, page 6-55
• Analyzing End-to-End Connectivity, page 6-56
• Analyzing Switch Fabric Configuration, page 6-56
• Analyzing the Results of Merging Zones, page 6-57
• Issuing the Show Tech Support Command, page 6-58
• Using Traceroute and Other Troubleshooting Tools, page 6-59
• Locating Other Switches, page 6-59
• Configuring an OUI, page 6-60
Analyzing Switch Device Health
The Switch Health option lets you determine the status of the components of a specific switch.
To use the Switch Health option, follow these steps:
Step 1 Click Switch Health... from the Fabric Manager Tools menu.
The Switch Health Analysis window is displayed.
Step 2 Click Start to identify any problems that may currently be affecting the selected switch.
The Switch Health Analysis window displays any problems affecting the selected switches.
Step 3 Click Clear to remove the contents of the Switch Health Analysis window.
Step 4 Click Close to close the window.