Fibre Channel - Specific Tasks - VeEX MPA User Manual

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Fibre Channel - Specific Tasks

Fibre Channel - Specific Tasks Overview
(Specifically for Fibre Channel SAN testing on the Packet tab)
This section includes how to setup and use Fibre Channel procedures, for the
configured Fibre Channel SAN Interfaces.
For a description of specific screens and their functionality, refer to
Screen Functions and Descriptions
The following procedure demonstrates how to interconnect the MPA with a Fibre
Channel SAN switch, and establish test-stream data connections.
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Select Connect (without Server login) procedure
does not require a Fabric and Name Server login
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Select Fabric and Name Server login process
requires a Fabric and Name Server login
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Select Analyzing Fibre Channel Test Results
alarms that occurred
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Select Timed Test Using Acceptance Criteria
acceptance criteria for Pass/Fail results
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Saving and Printing Statistics and Port Settings
675
1G to 8G Fibre Channel rates only
Indicates a CRC error was detected on
the incoming frame.
Indicates a loss of pattern
synchronization in at least one of the 4
streams. This is an alarm LED.
Indicates a detected BIT error in at least
one of the 4 streams.
Overview.
to establish connection that
to establish connection that
to view statistics for any errors or
to configure user-defined
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