Compaq StorageWorks Fibre Channel Troubleshooting Guide

StorageWorks RAID Array 4000 and 4100 Troubleshooting Flow Charts 4-15
Checking the Link Between the Storage Hub and the
Fibre Channel Host Bus Adapter
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Perform a visual and physical inspection
of the FC-AL. Use the Flow Chart on
page 4-10
Connect a GBIC and cable to the Fibre
Channel Host Bus Adapter.
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Is the FC-AL functioning
normally?
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To test the GBICs and the Fibre Channel cable, remove
the GBICs and the cable from between the Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapter and the Storage Hub 7 or Hub 12.
Test these components at the Fibre Channel Array
Controller using the loopback diagnostic and the flow chart
procedure - Checking the Link from the Storage Hub 7
or Hub 12 to the Fibre Channel Array Controller.
Use the flow chart on page 4-12
Another method to troubleshoot the GBICs and cable
between the Storage Hub 7 or Hub 12 and Fibre Channel
Host Bus Adapter is to replace them with new
components. Once complete, verify system
performance with the Fault Isolation Utility.
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