Troubleshooting HyperFabric

Determining Whether an Adapter or a Cable is Faulty

 

 

Determining Whether an Adapter or a Cable is Faulty

 

 

If you suspect that either an HyperFabric adapter or a cable attached to it is faulty,

 

 

follow these steps to determine which component needs replacing:

Step

1.

Disconnect the cable from the HyperFabric adapter.

Step

2.

Attach a loopback plug to the adapter:

 

 

For the A6386A adapter: Be sure to use a fibre loopback plug (one [HP part number

 

 

A6384-67004] is shipped with each HF2 switch).

Step

3.

Determine if the adapter is faulty:

•If the adapter is functioning correctly, the “Connected/Traffic,” “Link,” or “Link Connected/Traffic” LED on the adapter shows as solid green.

•If the adapter is faulty, the “Error” LED on the adapter shows as solid yellow. See Table 6-1 on page 123 for a list of the LED names for each HyperFabric adapter.

Step 4. If the adapter is faulty, you must replace it (see “Replacing a HyperFabric Adapter” on page 132).

If the adapter is not faulty, assume that the cable is faulty and you must replace it.

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