Brocade Adapters Troubleshooting Guide
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Collecting port data
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Initiating SFP properties through HCM
Launch the port SFP properties dialog box as follows to display properties for a selected small
form-factor pluggable (SFP) transceiver.
1. Launch the HCM.
2. Select a port in the device tree.
3. Click the SFP tab in the right pane.
Predictive optical monitoring (POM)
Use the POM field in the port properties panel to monitor the SFP attributes. A notification is given
for any parameters that are not within the power, temperature, voltage, and current specifications.
To display this panel, use the following steps.
1. Select a port in the device tree.
2. Click the Properties tab in the right pane.
Collecting port data
This section provides an overview of BCU commands and HCM features that provide information on
adapter ports. such as PWWN, node WWN, port type, configured speed, operating speed,
configured topology, operating topology. link and port beaconing state, and other information.
Displaying port properties
Use the port Properties tab to display information about a selected base adapter port, such as the
following:
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Port number
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PWWN and node WWN
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Factory PWWN and node WWN
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Port type (CNA or HBA)
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Current FCoE and factory MAC address (CNAs only)
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Offline or online state
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Role of port (for example, FCP initiator)
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Fibre Channel address (HBAs only)
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WWN of the attached switch
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Operating topology (for example, point-to-point)
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Receive and transmit BB_Credits
Use the following steps to display base port properties.
1. From the device tree, select a base port.
2. Click the Base Port Properties tab in the right pane.
