Tools for Collecting Data
In this chapter
For detailed information
This chapter provides basic instruction on tools useful for gathering information to isolate adapter
problems. For more detailed information on using these tools, refer to the following publications:
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Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide
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Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
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Statistics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Diagnostics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
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Collecting BIOS data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
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Collecting SFP data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
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Collecting port data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
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Persistent binding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Brocade Adapters Administrator's Guide.
The following chapters in this guide cover adapter HCM and BCU monitoring and diagnostics
tools:
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Monitoring
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Diagnostics
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Brocade Command Utility (BCU)
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