Correcting A Port That Came Up In The Wrong Mode; Correcting Marginal Links; Switchshow Output And Suggested Action - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base User Manual

3. Verify that the event area for the port state entry is pstate.
The command entry AC indicates that the port has completed point-to-point initialization. For example:
termB:root> portlogdumpport 4
time
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11:38:21.726
4. Skip over the loop initialization phase.
After becoming an active port, the port becomes an F_Port or an E_Port, depending on the device on
the opposite side. If the opposite device is a fabric device, the port becomes an F_Port. If the opposite
device is another switch, the port becomes an E_Port.
Some fabric devices have problems with loop initialization. If this is evident, issue the
portCfgPort port_#, 1 command.

Correcting a port that came up in the wrong mode

1. Issue the switchShow command.
2. Note the comment fields (see
Table 28

Switchshow output and suggested action

Output
Disabled
Bypassed
Loopback
E_Port
F_Port
G_Port
L_Port

Correcting marginal links

A marginal link involves the connection between the switch and the edge device. Isolating the exact cause
of a marginal link involves analyzing and testing many of the components that make up the link (including
the switch port, the switch SFP, the cable, the edge device, and the edge device SFP).
task event
INTR pstate
Table
Suggested action
Check the output from the switchShow command to determine whether the switch is
disabled. If the switch is disabled (for example, due to persistent disable or security
reasons), attempt to resolve the issue, and then issue the portEnable command.
Check the output from the switchShow command to determine whether the port is
testing.
Check the output from the switchShow command to determine whether the port is
testing.
If the opposite side is not another switch, the link came up in a wrong mode. Check the
output from the portLogShow or PortLogDump command and identify the link
initialization stage to determine where the initialization procedure went wrong.
If the opposite side of the link is a fabric device, the link came up in a wrong mode.
Check the output from portLogShow or PortLogDump command.
The port did not come up as an E_Port or F_Port. Check the output from portLogShow
or PortLogDump command and identify the link initialization stage where the
initialization procedure went wrong.
If the opposite side is not a loop device, the link came up in a wrong mode. Check the
output from portLogShow or PortLogDump command and identify the link
initialization stage where the initialization procedure went wrong.
port cmd args
4 AC
28) and follow the suggested actions.
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