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Troubleshooting – Brocade Access Gateway Administrator's Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) User Manual

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Troubleshooting

The following table provides troubleshooting information for Fabric OS switches in AG mode.

Troubleshooting

TABLE 12

Problem

Cause

Solution

Switch is not in
Access Gateway
mode

Switch is in Native
switch mode

Disable switch using the

switchDisable

command.

Enable Access Gateway mode using the

ag --modeenable

command.

Answer yes when prompted; the switch reboots.

Log in to the switch.

Display the switch settings using the

switchShow

command.

Verify that the field

switchMode

displays Access Gateway mode.

NPIV disabled on
Edge switch ports

Inadvertently turned off On the Edge switch, enter the

portCfgShow

command.

Verify that NPIV status for the port to which Access Gateway is
connected is ON.

If the status displays as "--" NPIV is disabled. Enter the

portCfgNpivPort

port_number command with the

enable

option

to enable NPIV.

Repeat this step for each port as required.

Need to reconfigure
N_Port and F_Ports

Default port setting not
adequate for customer
environment

Enter the

portCfgShow

command.

For each port that is to be activated as an N_Port, enter the

portCfgNport

port_number command with the 1 option.

All other ports remain as F_Ports.

To reset the port to an F_Port, enter the

portCfgNpivPort

port_number command with the

disable

option.

LUNs are not visible Zoning on fabric switch

is incorrect.

Port mapping on
Access Gateway mode
switch is incorrect.

Cabling not properly
connected.

Verify zoning on the Edge switch.

Verify that F_Ports are mapped to an online N_Port. See

Table 7

on page 27.

Perform a visual inspection of the cabling; check for issues such as
wrong ports, twisted cable, or bent cable. Replace the cable and try
again. Ensure the F_Port on AG module is enabled and active.

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