Brocade Communications Systems VA-40FC, Hardware Reference Manual

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Managing the Brocade VA-40FC
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Type the fanShow command at the command prompt to display fan status as shown
below:
For further information on replacing the power/fan units, see the Brocade VA-40FC Power Supply
and Fan Assembly Replacement Procedure .
Managing the Brocade VA-40FC
You can use the management functions built into the Brocade VA-40FC to monitor the fabric
topology, port status, physical status, and other information to help you analyze switch
performance and to accelerate system debugging.
The Brocade VA-40FC automatically performs power-on-self-test (POST) each time it is turned on.
Any errors are recorded in the error log. For more information about POST, see
“POST and boot
specifications” on page 23 .
For information about upgrading the version of Fabric OS installed on your switch, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide.
You can manage the Brocade VA-40FC using any of the management options listed in Table 2 .
NOTE
To achieve in-band support for IP over Fibre Channel, the software must be run on both the HBA and
the switch, and it must be supported by both the HBA and HBA driver.
switch:admin> fanshow
Fan 1 is OK, speed is 7105 RPM
Fan 2 is OK, speed is 7258 RPM
TABLE 2
Management Options for the Brocade VA-40FC Switch
Management Tool Out-of-band Support In-band Support
Command line interface (CLI)
Up to two admin sessions and four user sessions simultaneously.
For more information, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
and the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Brocade Web Tools
For information, refer to the
Web Tools Administrator’s Guide .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Standard SNMP applications
For information, refer to the
MIB Reference Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager (DCFM) (option to purchase)
For information, refer to the
Data Center Fabric Manager User
Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection IP over Fibre Channel
Management Server
For information, refer to the
Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide and
the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual .
Ethernet or serial
connection Native in-band
interface
(over HBA only)