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.