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Troubleshooting

Viewing the Event Log

You can view messages about system events and errors in the Event Log.

Running Diagnostics

Running diagnostics helps you detect problems with the FluidFS cluster. The diagnostic options available for the FluidFS cluster are:

FluidFS diagnostics: Used to diagnose software issues.

Embedded system diagnostics: Used to diagnose hardware issues.

Running FluidFS Diagnostics on a FluidFS Cluster

FluidFS diagnostics can be run while the FluidFS cluster is still online and serving data. The following FluidFS diagnostic options are available:

Client Connectivity Diagnostic

File Accessibility Diagnostic

File System Diagnostic

General System Diagnostic

Network Diagnostic

Performance Diagnostic

Protocols Log Diagnostic

On completion of the diagnostics, the compressed archive of the diagnostic result files are available from the FluidFS cluster FTP server at:

ftp://<FluidFS_administrator_user_name>@<client_VIP_or_name>:44421/diagnostics/archive/ <diagnostic_name>

NOTE: The FluidFS cluster FTP server must be enabled.

1.Click the System tab on the left.

2.Click the Internal tab on the top.

3.In the Diagnostics Tools pane, click in the row of the tool you want to run (e.g. Network, Performance, Client Connectivity).

4.Click Run.

The Run Diagnostic dialog box appears.

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Dell NX3600, NX3500, NX3610 Viewing the Event Log, Running Diagnostics, Running FluidFS Diagnostics on a FluidFS Cluster

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