Performing Verification Checks - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Performing verification checks

Before configuring a fabric to connect to another fabric, you must perform the following verification checks
on the switch or director.
To perform verification checks:
1. Log in to the switch or director as admin and enter the version command. Verify that Fabric OS 6.0
is installed on the 400 MP Router, 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with the FR4- 1 8i blade as shown
in the following example.
switch:admin_06> version
Kernel:
Fabric OS:
Made on:
Flash:
BootProm:
2. If configuring the 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with an FR4- 1 8i blade, enter the slotShow
command to verify that the FR4- 1 8i blade is present. The following example shows slot 2 with AP blade
24 enabled.
If you are not configuring a 4/256 SAN Director or DC Director with an FR4- 1 8i blade, then skip to
step 4.
switch:admin_06> slotshow
Slot Blade Type
---------------------------------
1 SW BLADE
2 AP BLADE
3 UNKNOWN
4 UNKNOWN
5 CP BLADE
6 CP BLADE
7 SW BLADE
8 UNKNOWN
9 SW BLADE
10 UNKNOWN
See "Configuring
3. If configuring the 4/256 SAN Director with an FR4- 1 8i blade, then enter the chassisConfig
command to verify that the director is using configuration option 5.
NOTE: The DC Director only supports chassis configuration option 5.
switch:admin> chassisconfig
Current Option: 5
All Supported Options
----------------------------------------------------
Option 1: One 128-port switch
Blade ID's 4, 17 in slots 1-4, 7-10
Blade ID's 5, 16 in slots 5-6
Option 5: One 256-port switch
Blade ID's 17, 18, 24 in slots 1-4, 7-10
Blade ID 16 in slots 5-6
Please use slotshow to see Blade IDs currently in the system.
2.4.19
v6.0
Mon Sep 24 01:15:34 2007
Tue Sep 25 20:53:48 2007
4.5.3
ID Status
17 ENABLED
24 ENABLED
VACANT
VACANT
16 ENABLED
16 ENABLED
17 ENABLED
VACANT
18 ENABLED
VACANT
Directors" on page 25 for a list of blades and their corresponding IDs.
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