IBM Storwize V7000 Unified Problem Determination Manual page 216

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You might encounter this problem during initial setup or when running commands
if you are using your own USB flash drive rather than the USB flash drive that
was packaged with your order.
If you encounter this situation, verify the following items:
v That an satask_result.html file is in the root directory on the USB flash drive.
v If there is a satask_result.html file, check the first entry in the file. If there is
v If there is a status output for the time the USB flash drive was used, then the
Procedure: FCoE host-link
About this task
If you are having problems attaching to the FCoE hosts, your problem might be
related to the network, the Storwize V7000 Unified system, or the host.
Procedure
1. If you are seeing error code 705 on the node, this means Fibre Channel I/O
2. If you connecting the host through a Converged Enhanced Ethernet (CEE)
3. Please run svcinfo lsfabric and check that the host is seen as a remote port in
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If the file does not exist, then the following problems are possible:
– The USB flash drive is not formatted with the correct file system type. Use
any USB flash drive that is formatted with FAT32 file system on its first
partition; for example, NTFS is not a supported type. Reformat the key or use
a different key.
– The USB port is not working. Try the key in the other USB port.
– The node is not operational. Check the status using the LEDs. See "Procedure:
Understanding the system status using the LEDs" on page 199.
no entry that matches the time the USB flash drive was used, it is possible that
the USB port is not working or the node is not operational. Check the node
status using the LEDs. See "Procedure: Understanding the system status using
the LEDs" on page 199.
satask.txt file was not found. Check that the file was named correctly. The
satask.txt file is automatically deleted after it has been processed.
port is inactive. Note that FCoE uses Fibre Channel as a protocol and an
Ethernet as an interconnect. If you are dealing with an FCoE enabled port that
means either the Fibre Channel Forwarder (FCF) is not seen or the FCoE
feature is not configured on the switch:
a. Check that the FCoE feature is enabled on the FCF.
b. Check the remote port (switch port) properties on the FCF.
switch, for network problems, you can attempt any of the following actions:
a. Test your connectivity between the host and CEE switch.
b. Ask the Ethernet network administrator to check the firewall and router
settings.
the output. If not, then do the following tasks in order:
a. Verify that Storwize V7000 Unified and host get an fcid on FCF. If not,
check the VLAN configuration.
b. Verify that Storwize V7000 Unified and host port are part of a zone and that
zone is currently in force.
c. Verify the volumes are mapped to the host and that they are online. See
lshostvdiskmap and lsvdisk in the CLI configuration guide for more
information.

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