Front Panel Diagnostics

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diagnostic Front

If you suspect a switch or a Fibre Channel port failure, a visual check

 

Panel Displays

of the color LED Indicators, shown in Figure 4-1, determines the

 

 

 

status of each port. See Status and Activity Indicators on page 4-4 for

 

 

 

additional information

 

 

 

LED Indicators

Power Indicator LED

Figure 4-1LED Indicators

 

 

 

 

 

Isolating a System

 

Various loopback paths are built into the switch hardware for

Fault

 

diagnostic purposes. A loopback path test within the switch verifies

 

 

the proper internal Fibre Channel port logic functions and the paths

 

 

between the interfaces and central memory.

 

 

 

The switch’s diagnostics also support external loops which include

 

 

GBIC modules in cross port configurations. These port-to-port

 

 

diagnostics allow checking installed fiber cables and port fault

 

 

isolation.

 

 

 

 

 

Removing Power

 

 

 

 

Error messages are stored in RAM and are lost when power is removed from

 

 

the switch. Access the error message log to view and note any error messages

 

 

before removing power from the switch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Front Panel Diagnostics

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EMC DS-16B manual Diagnostic Front, Panel Displays, Isolating a System, Fault, Removing Power