Reference Guide
FC Flex IO Modules...........................................................................................................................235
Understanding and Working of the FC Flex IO Modules.................................................................235
FC Flex IO Modules Overview.................................................................................................... 235
FC Flex IO Module Capabilities and Operations........................................................................ 237
Guidelines for Working with FC Flex IO Modules...................................................................... 237
Processing of Data Traffic.......................................................................................................... 239
Installing and Configuring the Switch........................................................................................240
Interconnectivity of FC Flex IO Modules with Cisco MDS Switches.........................................243
Fibre Channel over Ethernet for FC Flex IO Modules..................................................................... 244
NPIV Proxy Gateway for FC Flex IO Modules.................................................................................. 245
NPIV Proxy Gateway Configuration on FC Flex IO Modules ....................................................245
NPIV Proxy Gateway Operations and Capabilities.....................................................................245
Configuring an NPIV Proxy Gateway......................................................................................... 249
Displaying NPIV Proxy Gateway Information.............................................................................256
21 Upgrade Procedures..........................................................................................263
Get Help with Upgrades................................................................................................................... 263
22 Debugging and Diagnostics............................................................................265
Debugging Aggregator Operation................................................................................................... 265
All interfaces on the Aggregator are operationally down......................................................... 265
Broadcast, unknown multicast, and DLF packets switched at a very low rate........................ 266
Flooded packets on all VLANs are received on a server........................................................... 266
Software show Commands.............................................................................................................. 267
Offline Diagnostics........................................................................................................................... 269
Important Points to Remember................................................................................................. 269
Running Offline Diagnostics.......................................................................................................270
Trace Logs......................................................................................................................................... 271
Auto Save on Crash or Rollover.................................................................................................. 271
Using the Show Hardware Commands............................................................................................ 271
Environmental Monitoring................................................................................................................273
Recognize an Over-Temperature Condition.............................................................................274
Troubleshoot an Over-Temperature Condition........................................................................274
Recognize an Under-Voltage Condition....................................................................................275
Troubleshoot an Under-Voltage Condition...............................................................................275
Buffer Tuning.....................................................................................................................................276
Deciding to Tune Buffers............................................................................................................278
Sample Buffer Profile Configuration...........................................................................................281
Troubleshooting Packet Loss........................................................................................................... 281
Displaying Drop Counters.......................................................................................................... 282
Dataplane Statistics.....................................................................................................................283
Displaying Stack Port Statistics...................................................................................................284