LSI SAS6160 manual Xip -i get avail, Xip -i 500062b15555557f get exp

LSISAS6160 SAS Switch User Guide Chapter 5: Troubleshooting

Chapter 5

Troubleshooting

This chapter contains troubleshooting information for the LSISAS6160 SAS switch.

The following table lists several common issues related to the SAS6160 switch and the remedies for them.

Table 1: Common Troubleshooting Issues and Remedies

Issue	Remedy
The password for the admin account is lost and you cannot access	Reset the switch to factory defaults by pressing the reset switch and power
the switch-management capabilities.	cycling the switch. This process resets both the admin and user account
	passwords to their default values, clears all alias and zoning data, and clears
	the event log.
When trying to log in to the SDM-GUI utility from a	In Internet Explorer, select Tools-->InternetOptions--> Security. Click the
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 system, the system stalls at the	Trusted Sites icon, then click Sites... Add the IP address of the SAS6160
loading screen.	switch to the list of trusted websites.
You have changed the default IP address of the SAS6160 switch,	To retrieve the IP address through an in-band connection, use the
but you forgot the address and you can no longer access the	Xip utility supplied on the CD that ships with the SAS6160 switch. To
switch through the Ethernet.	list the available expanders in your topology, run the command:
	xip -i get avail
	This lists all expanders in your topology with the switch IP address
	next to each switch SAS address. Alternately, you can query
	information (including IP address) from an individual expander by
	using its SAS address. For example, if the SAS address is
	500062b15555557f, to list information specific to that expander, use
	the command:
	xip -i 500062b15555557f get exp
All ports are showing yellow LEDs, but you still have SAS traffic.	This could be caused by either the master controller or slave
	controller failing. The switch functions at half performance. Contact
	your vendor to replace the switch.

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