Point-To-Point Initialization Failure; Port Has Come Up In A Wrong Mode; Switchshow Output And Suggested Action - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Troubleshooting

Point-to-Point Initialization Failure

1. Confirm that the port is active
Example:
13:25:12.506
2. Skip over the loop initialization phase

Port Has Come Up in a Wrong Mode

1. Enter the switchShow command.
2. Check the comment fields for the following output and follow the suggested
Table 21: SwitchShow Output and Suggested Action
Output
Disabled
Bypassed
Loopback
232
If a Fabric device or another switch is connected to the switch, the switch port
must be active.
a. Enter the portLogShow or portLogDump commands.
b. Verify that the State Change Notification (SCN) code is 1. An SCN of 1
indicates that the port is active.
PORT scn
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 problem with loop initialization. If this is the case,
perform the following step:
— Enter the portCfgGport command.
actions.
Enter the portEnable command.
Check the output from the portLogShow or portLogDump
commands and identify the link initialization stage where the
initialization procedure went wrong.
Check the output from the portLogShow/PortLogDump
commands and identify the link initialization stage where the
initialization procedure went wrong.
<Port#> 1
Suggested Action
Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide