FW 08.01.00 McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual (620-000159-330, November 2005)

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McDATA Sphereon 4500 Fabric Switch Installation and Service Manual
Maintenence Analysis Procedures
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As indicated by event code 083, a port is set to an inactive state.
a. At the Event Log, examine the first two bytes of event data.
b. Byte 0 specifies the port reporting the problem. Byte 1 specifies
the inactive reason as listed in Table 3-12.
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A port is inactive because Flexport Technology is disabled. Install the
Flexport Technology PFE key to enable N_Port capability. Refer to
Install PFE Keys (Optional) (EFCM Basic Edition) or Task 16:
Configure PFE Key (Optional) (Element Manager). Exit MAP.
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A port is inactive because the:
• Port cannot operate at the product (backplane) speed.
• Optical transceiver does not support the configured port speed.
Change the port speed to be compatible with the backplane or optical
transceiver speed.
a. For the product reporting the problem:
— EFCM Basic Edition - Select Ports and Basic Info from the
Configure menu at any view. The Basic Information View
displays.
— Element Manager - Select Ports from the Configure menu
at any view. The Configure Ports dialog box displays.
b. If necessary, use the vertical scroll bar to display the information
row for the inactive port.
Table 3-12 Inactive Port Reasons and Actions
Byte 1 Inactive Port Reason Action
02 Feature key not enabled. Go to step 14.
03 Switch speed conflict. Go to step 15.
04 Optics speed conflict. Go to step 15.
06 Port swap conflict. Go to step 16.