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Introduction This document provides information about troubleshooting common software and hardware issues with the switches. This document is not restricted to specific software or hardware versions. General guidelines IMPORTANT: To prevent a failure from causing loss of configuration, save the configuration each time you finish configuring a feature.
To more easily locate log information, save the files to a separate folder for each member device, and include their member IDs in the folder names. Table 1 Log and operating information Category File name format Content Log messages about command executions, event Common log logfile.log occurrences, state changes, and so on.
Collecting diagnostic log messages Save the diagnostic log messages from the diagnostic log file buffer to a diagnostic log file. By default, the diagnostic log file is saved in the diagfile directory of the flash memory on each member device. <Sysname>...
23:49:53 UTC Tue 01/01/2016 ================================================= ---- More ---- Contacting technical support If an issue persists after you perform the troubleshooting procedures in this document, contact H3C Support. When you contact an authorized H3C support representative, be prepared to provide the following information: •...
NOTE: • This section describes how to troubleshoot unexpected switch reboot, removable power modules, and fixed fan trays. To troubleshoot transceiver modules and ports, see "Troubleshooting ports." • Hardware varies by device model. For example, a switch might use fixed power modules or removable power modules.
CRC error has occurred or that no system software image is available during the BootWare loading process, reload the system software image on the BootWare menu and configure it as the current system software image. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Operating power module failure Symptom A trap or log is generated indicating that an operating power module is faulty.
Normal state in the new slot. If the power module remains in Fault state, go to step 4. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Fan tray failure Symptom A fan tray is not operating correctly.
If the USB device state is Absent, it has failed to be identified by the USB port. Go to 2. Verify that the USB device is operating correctly. Connect another USB device to the USB port. If this USB device cannot be identified, go to 3. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Interface card anomaly Symptom An interface card is in abnormal state.
If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting hardware. Command Description display device manuifo Displays information about the device. display device usb Displays operating information about USB devices.
If this field displays 0, the ACL hardware resources are exhausted. To free hardware resources for packet filtering or QoS classification, remove unused ACLs. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. ACL application failure without an error message Symptom The system applies a packet filter or an ACL-based QoS policy to the hardware.
Troubleshooting flowchart Figure 2 Troubleshooting an ACL application failure Solution Choose a solution depending on the module that uses the ACL. ACL used in a QoS policy To resolve the issue when the ACL is used in a QoS policy: Verify that the QoS policy is configured correctly: a.
If the ACL is configured incorrectly, reconfigure it. If the ACL is configured correctly, go to step 3. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. ACL used in a packet filter To resolve the issue when the ACL is used in a packet filter: Verify that the packet filter is configured correctly.
Troubleshooting IRF This section provides troubleshooting information for common issues with IRF. IRF fabric establishment failure Symptom An IRF fabric cannot be established.
Upgrade software to the Same software version? Resolved? same version Contact H3C Support Solution To resolve the issue: Verify that the switch models can form an IRF fabric: a. Verify that the member switches are from the same switch series.
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Verify that the number of member devices does not exceed the upper limit (varies by software version and device model). To obtain the upper limit for your device, contain H3C Support. If you are adding a new member device to an existing IRF fabric or merging IRF fabrics, use the display irf command to identify the number of member devices in the IRF fabrics.
However, the synchronization might fail when the gap between the software versions is too large. For more information, see the release notes. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting IRF.
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Command Description Displays IRF fabric information, including the member ID, role, priority, display irf bridge MAC address, and description of each IRF member. Displays IRF link information, including the member ID, IRF port, display irf link interfaces bound to each IRF port, and status of each IRF link. Displays basic IRF settings, including the current member ID, new display irf configuration member ID, and physical interfaces bound to the IRF ports on each IRF...
Troubleshooting Ethernet link aggregation This section provides troubleshooting information for common issues with Ethernet link aggregation. Link aggregation failure Symptom Some member ports fail to be placed in Selected state, and link aggregation does not operate correctly.
Troubleshooting flowchart Figure 4 Troubleshooting link aggregation failure Solution To resolve the issue: Verify that all physical connections are correct. You can verify the physical connections against your network plan. Verify that all member ports are up: a. Execute the display interface command to display the status of the member ports.
This makes sure all member ports you assign to the aggregation group can become Selected ports. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting Ethernet link aggregation.
Troubleshooting ports This section provides troubleshooting information for common port issues. A fiber port fails to come up Symptom A fiber port fails to come up. Troubleshooting flowchart Figure 5 Troubleshooting link up failure on a fiber port...
Replace the local port with a new one to verify that the local port is operating correctly. Replace the peer port with a new one to verify that the peer port is operating correctly. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support.
Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting ports. Command Remarks Displays or saves running status data for display diagnostic-information multiple feature modules. display interface brief Displays brief interface information. display transceiver alarm interface Displays alarms present on transceiver modules. Displays key parameters of the transceiver display transceiver interface module installed in an interface.
Troubleshoot the Incoming error packets? Resolved? problem Packets filtered by Troubleshoot the Resolved? ACLs or QoS policies? problem Troubleshoot the Resolved? Port blocked? problem Locate and modify Port misconfigurations? Resolved? misconfigurations Troubleshoot the Port congestion? Resolved? problem Contact H3C Support...
If they are inconsistent, modify the configurations of the local port. c. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Verify that packets are not mistakenly filtered out by ACLs: a.
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Execute the display stp brief command to verify that STP does not set the state of the port to discarding. When the port is in discarding state, it cannot forward traffic. H3C recommends that you disable STP on the port, or configure the port as an edge port if the port is connected to a terminal device.
Execute the display fib command to verify that the output interfaces in the FIB entries and route entries are the same. If the output interfaces are not the same, execute the reset command to clear the route entries. Then the switch can learn route entries again. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support.
Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting Layer 3 forwarding failure. Command Description debugging arp packet Enables ARP packet debugging. display arp Displays ARP entries. display fib Displays FIB entries. Displays brief information about active routes in the routing display ip routing-table table.
SMAC 8 MCAST_NTP SMAC 8 BCAST_NTP SMAC 8 If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. When you contact H3C Support, provide diagnostic information if software-related packet loss occurred. PoE power supply anomaly Symptom The PoE device cannot supply power correctly.
Troubleshooting flowchart Figure 10 Troubleshooting PoE power supply anomaly Solution To resolve the issue: Verify that the PoE power is correctly used. For a PoE switch, use the PoE power according to the PoE power supply scheme. For information about the power supply compatibility, see the installation guide for your device. Execute the following commands to display power supply information: a.
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Update firmware on the specific PSE(s) successfully! The output shows that the PSE processing software has been upgraded. c. Execute the display poe device command again to display PSE information, and check the on or off field for the PSE state. [Sysname] display poe device PSE ID SlotNo SubSNo PortNum...
PoE interface, execute the poe max-power command to configure the maximum power with higher-wattage supply. If the issue persists, contact H3C Support. Related commands This section lists the commands that you might use for troubleshooting PoE.