Dell Brocade Adapters - Manual (Page 84)

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Data collection using host system commands
3
Locating system log
messages
NOTE: For more
information, refer to
“Host system logs”
on page 69.
dmesg,
/var/log/message* System Category in
Windows Event Viewer
(eventvwr.exe) /var/log/vmkernel*
/var/log/vmkwarning*/proc
/vmware/log
/var/log/message* dmesg,
/var/adm/message*
Showing operating system
distribution info (SuSE) cat
/etc/SuSE-release,
(RedHat) cat
/etc/redhat-release systeminfo.exe cat /etc/vmware-release uname -a, cat
/etc/release
Locating BFA configuration
file /etc/bfa.conf Windows Registry
(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM\CurrentContro
lSet\Services\bfad\Para
meters\Device), adapter
Flash /etc/bfa.conf /kernel/drv/bfa.conf
Locating BFA device file /dev/bfa* Windows Registry
(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\HARDWARE\DEVICEMA
P\Scsi\Scsi Port x) /opt/brocade/adapter/bfa/
bfa.conf
•
(Release 1.0) -
/devices/pci*/pci*/
fibre-channel@0:dev
ctl,
•
(Release 1.1 and
later) -
/devices/pci*/pci*/
bfa@0:devctl
Locating BNA device file /dev/bna* Windows Registry
(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\HARDWARE\DEVICEMA
P\Scsi\Scsi Port x) /dev/bna*
•
(Release 1.0) -
/devices/pci*/pci*/
fibre-channel@0:dev
ctl,
•
(Release 1.1 and
later) -
/devices/pci*/pci*/
bfa@0:devctl
Verifying network interface
parameters, such as link
status, IP address, and
subnet mask. ifconfig ipconfig
Settings > Network
Connections ifconfig N/A
Ethernet statistics ethtool -S
netstat ethtool -S
N/A
Ethernet link status ethtool
interface_name> netstat esxcfg-nics -l N/A
1. Solaris does not support Brocade 804 and 1007 adapters so Solaris commands do not apply to these adapters.
TABLE 5 Host system data collection commands (continued)
Task Linux Windows VMware Solaris 1