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Managing the Brocade 5100
2. Use one of the following methods to determine whether a fan requires replacement:
For further information on replacing the power/fan units, see the Brocade 5100 Power Supply and
Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure.
Managing the Brocade 5100
You can use the management functions built into the Brocade 5100 to monitor the fabric topology,
port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch performance and to
accelerate system debugging.
The Brocade 5100 automatically performs power-on-self-test (POST) each time it is turned on. Any
errors are recorded in the error log. For more information about POST, see
specifications"
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator's Guide.
You can manage the Brocade 5100 using any of the management options listed in
TABLE 2
Management Tool
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously.
For more information, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide
and the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
Brocade Web Tools
For information, refer to the Web Tools Administrator's Guide.
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the MIB Reference Manual.
Brocade Fabric Manager (option to purchase)
For information, refer to the Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide.
Management Server
For information, refer to the Fabric OS Administrator's Guide and
the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
EFCM (option to purchase)
For information, refer to the EFCM documentation set.
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Check the system status LED (see
If the system status LED is flashing amber and green, it could mean the fan has failed. The
green power supply/fan LED will also flash in the event of failure. Check the management
interface and the error log for details on the cause of status.
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In Advanced Web Tools, check the Fan Status icon background color. It will be either yellow
or red if the fan has failed. When the fan is functioning correctly, the background color is
green.
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Type the fanShow command at the command prompt to display fan status as shown
below:
switch:admin> fanshow
Fan 1 is OK, speed is 7105 RPM
Fan 2 is OK, speed is 7258 RPM
on page 20.
Management Options for the Brocade 5100 Switch
Figure 4
on page 18 for location of system status LED).
Out-of-band Support
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Ethernet or serial
connection
Brocade 5100 Hardware Reference Manual
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2.
In-band Support
IP over Fibre Channel
IP over Fibre Channel
IP over Fibre Channel
IP over Fibre Channel
Native in-band
interface
(over HBA only)
IP over Fibre Channel
53-1000854-02
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