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Verify Communication Between Switch and HAFM appliance

Communication must be verified between the switch and the HAFM appliance

Element Manager and EWS applications.

To verify switch-to-appliance communication:

1. At the HAFM application main window (physical map or product list),

inspect the shape and color of the status symbol associated with the Edge

Switch product icon. Table 3 explains the symbols and associated operational

states.

2. Right-click the switch icon at the HAFM application’s physical map. A

pop-up menu appears.

3. Select the Element Manager option from the pop-up menu. When the

Element Manager application opens, the last view (tab) accessed by a user

opens by default. The example in Figure 15 shows the Hardware View.

Table 3: Switch Operational States and Symbols

Operational State Symbol

Operational—switch-to appliance communication is established,

the switch is operational, and no failures are indicated. Go to “Set

Switch Date and Time” on page 63.

Degraded—s

witch-to-appliance communication is established, but

the switch is operating in degraded mode and requires service. This

condition is typical if a port or redundant FRU fails.

Go to step 2.

Failed—switch-to appliance communication is established, but the

switch failed and requires immediate service. Go to step 2.

Status Unknown—the switch status is unknown because of a

network communication failure between the switch and HAFM

appliance. Go to step 2.