Brocade Communications Systems DCX 8510-4 Manuel D’Utilisation

Appendix

C

Diagnostics and Troubleshooting

In this appendix

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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:

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Check the LEDs and see the LED tables (

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interpretation and recommended actions.

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Review the results of the last POST run by the Brocade DCX 8510-4 (

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

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Review RASlog entries.

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

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Run diagnostic tests (

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Reboot the Brocade DCX 8510-4 or power the entire chassis off and then on (

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