Appendix C Troubleshooting - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

Troubleshooting
This appendix provides trouble shooting instructions.
Table C-1 Troubleshooting
Problem Cause
Switch is not in Switch is in Native switch mode
Access Gateway mode
NPIV disabled on Inadvertently turned off
edge switch ports
Need to reconfigure Default port setting not adequate
N_Port and F_Ports for customer environment
Access Gateway Administrator's Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000430-01
Solution
1. Disable switch using the switchDisable command.
2. Enable Access Gateway mode using
the ag --modeenable command.
Answer yes when prompted; the switch reboots.
3. Log in to the switch.
4. Display the switch settings using the switchShow
command. Verify that the field switchMode displays
Access Gateway Mode.
1. On the edge switch, enter the portCfgShow command.
2. Verify that NPIV status for the port to which Brocade
Access Gateway is connected is ON.
3. If the status displays as "--" NPIV is disabled. Enter the
portCfgNpivPort <port_number> command with the 1
operand to enabled NPIV.
4. Repeat step 3 for each port as required.
1. On Brocade Access Gateway, enter the portCfgShow
command.
2. For each port that is to be activated as N_port, enter the
portCfgNport <port_number> command with the 1
operand.
All other ports remain as F_port.
3. To reset to the port to an F_port, enter the
portCfgNpivPort <port_number> command with the 0
operand.
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