Ip Network Simulator; Using Other Troubleshooting Products; Fibre Channel Testers; Fibre Channel Protocol Analyzers - Cisco 9134 - MDS Multilayer Fabric Switch Troubleshooting Manual

Appendix B Troubleshooting Tools and Methodology
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However, the Cisco Fabric Analyzer is not the right tool for troubleshooting end-to-end problems
because it cannot access any traffic between the server and storage subsystems. That traffic is switched
locally on the linecards, and does not reach the Supervisor card. In order to debug issues related to the
communication between server and storage subsystems, you need to use Fibre Channel SPAN with an
external protocol analyzer.
There are two ways you can start the Cisco Fabric Analyzer from the CLI.
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For more information about using the Cisco Fabric Analyzer, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family
Configuration Guide.

IP Network Simulator

Network simulators let you simulate various kinds of IP data network conditions. A simulator allows you
to troubleshoot IP network problems, and can also help you understand the potential impact of additional
traffic or specific network conditions to your existing network configuration.
Network simulator is a generic tool that provides simulation features for all Ethernet traffic, and handles
full duplex Gigabit Ethernet traffic at full line rate. It is supported on the 8-port IP Storage Services
(IPS-8) module and on the 4-port IP Storage Services (IPS-4) module only. It requires the SAN
Extension Tuner, which is available in either the SAN extension over IP package for IPS-8 modules
(SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP) or the SAN extension over IP package for IPS-4 modules
(SAN_EXTN_OVER_IP_IPS4).
The network simulator tool can simulate the following network functions:
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For more information about using the IP Network Simulator, refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI
Configuration Guide.

Using Other Troubleshooting Products

This section describes products from other vendors that you might find useful when troubleshooting
problems with your storage network and connected devices. It includes the following topics:
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Device Entry 0
Port State 0x20
Port Id 7f.00.01
Port WWN 1000000530005f1f (000530)
Node WWN 1000000530005f1f (000530)
fcanalyzer local—Launches the text-based version on the analyzer directly on the console screen
or on a file local to the system.
fcanalyzer remote ip address—Activates the remote capture agent on the switch, where ip address
is the address of the management station running Ethereal.
Network delays (maximum network delays of 150 ms)
Limiting maximum throughput to the given bandwidth
Finite queue size
Dropping packets
Reordering packets
Fibre Channel Testers, page B-28
Fibre Channel Protocol Analyzers, page B-28
Using Other Troubleshooting Products
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