HP 2/8q Fibre Channel manual Faceplate display messages

Switch Manager

Table 32: Port Properties dialog box messages (Continued)

Message	User action
Unable to apply changes. Failed to obtain	Verify that another user is not currently
admin privileges.	modifying the switch configuration, using
	either the management application, or a Telnet
	login, or any other application, and then retry
	the operation.
Unable to confirm that port changes were	The application did not receive a required
successful.	response from the switch. This may be caused
	by a momentary or extended loss of
	communications with the fabric.
	First refresh the information in the display to
	determine whether the changes took effect. If
	not, retry the changes.
	If the error persists, determine whether
	communications with the switch have stopped,
	and resolve any network problems. When
	communication with the fabric has resumed,
	return to the application to view the properties
	for the port and verify whether the changes
	took effect. If not, retry the changes.
Unable to successfully apply port speed	Verify that the data is valid, that the user has
change.	permissions to modify the configuration on the
or	switch, that the switch is reachable in the
Unable to successfully apply port state change.	fabric, and that the fabric is reachable from
or	the user’s workstation, and then retry the
Unable to successfully apply port type change.	configuration change.

Faceplate display messages

Table 33: Faceplate display messages
Message	User action
Failed to clear the trap log.	Verify that the user has permissions to modify
	the configuration on the switch, that the switch
	is reachable in the fabric, and that the fabric is
	reachable from the user’s workstation, and
	then retry the configuration change.
Necessary information is missing for this	The user has attempted an action which
switch. Firmware version on this switch is	cannot be completed because it requires
unsupported.	information from the switch which the switch
	does not support. Update the firmware on the
	switch to the latest version.
Necessary information is missing for this	The user has attempted an action which
switch. Retry later.	cannot be completed until specific information
	has been retrieved from the switch. This
	condition usually corrects within several
	seconds.
	If the condition doesn’t correct itself, verify that
	the switch is reachable in the fabric, and that
	the fabric is reachable from the user’s
	workstation. When the switch is reachable
	again, wait for the application to retrieve
	complete information from the switch (this may
	take up to one minute), or refresh the display.

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