FW 07.00.00/HAFM SW 08.06.00 McDATA Sphereon 4300 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000171-010, April 2005)

Repair Information

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Repair Information

This chapter describes repair-related procedures for the Sphereon

4300 Switch and associated field-replaceable units (FRUs). The

procedures are performed through the SANpilot interface. The

following procedures are described:

• Obtain log information.

• Obtain port diagnostic information.

• Perform port diagnostic loopback tests.

• Collect maintenance data.

• Set the switch online or offline.

• Block or unblock Fibre Channel ports.

• Clean fiber-optic components.

• Power the switch on and off.

• Perform a switch reset or initial machine load (IML).

• Manage firmware versions.

• Manage configuration data.

• Install or upgrade software.

Do not perform repairs until a failure is isolated to a FRU. If fault

isolation was not performed, refer to MAP 0000: Start MAP on

page 3-6.