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

Repair Information
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Repair Information
NOTE: Identical entries are recorded in the wrapping and non-wrapping
logs. When the non-wrapping log fills, old records are overwritten. The
wrapping log preserves all records.
Switch Fabric Log The Switch Fabric Log records the time and nature of changes made to
a multiswitch fabric that affect this product. The log describes:
• Date/Time - Date and time the change occurred. Timing
granularity is provided to one hundredth of a second.
• Description - Description of the zoning or fabric change.
• Event Data - Supplementary event data that provides additional
information that varies according to the even logged.
• Ports (RSCN only) - List of product ports affected by registered
state change notifications (RSCNs) related to the event.
NOTE: Identical entries are recorded in the wrapping and non-wrapping
logs. When the non-wrapping log fills, old records are overwritten. The
wrapping log preserves all records.
Perform Port
Diagnostics
Fibre Channel port diagnostic information is obtained by:
• Inspecting properties at the Port List View.
• Inspecting statistical information at the Performance View.
• Inspecting parameters at the Port Properties dialog box.
• Inspecting parameters at the Port Technology dialog box.
• Performing an internal or external loopback test.
• Swapping ports.
Port List View The Element Manager application provides access to port diagnostic
information through the Port List View. To open this view, click the
Port List tab at any view (Figure 4-11). A row of information for each
port appears. Each row consists of the following columns:
• Port # - Product port number.
• FC Address - Logical port address (hexadecimal format).
• Name - User-defined name or description for the port.