Fibre Channel Problems - IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Installation And User Manual

If you still have a system configuration problem, refer to the documentation that
comes with your server, or contact your IBM technical-support representative to
determine if your system board requires special configuration.

Fibre Channel problems

To determine if your installation problem is caused by an attached Fibre Channel
device, perform the following tasks:
v Verify that all of the Fibre Channel devices were turned on before you turned on
v Ensure that all cables are connected properly.
v Verify that you configured your RAID storage subsystems using the utilities
v If your Fibre Channel switch supports zoning, make sure that your peripheral
In certain cases where the target device may not be able to auto-negotiate the
Fibre-channel data rate properly, make sure that data rate setting on the FC2-133
HBA matches the target device. For example, if the target device is operating at 2
Gbps, set the FC2-133 HBA data rate to 2 Gbps.
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IBM TotalStorage DS4000 FC2-133 Host Bus Adapter: Installation and User's Guide
the server.
provided by the manufacturer.
device is configured to the same switch zone as the FC2-133 Adapter. For more
information, refer to your Fibre Channel switch documentation.