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Below are KB articles categorized by Fabric Notification event type. Please note that you must have a valid Dell Support login to be able to access these articles.
Event Type | References |
Link Integrity (FPIN-LI) | Dell Knowledge Article 000028863: Connectrix: How to troubleshoot Fibre Channel node to switch port or SFP communication problems by elimination, Self-Help.
Data Collection Dell Knowledge Article 000046012: Connectrix Brocade and Cisco: How to frame a SAN or Connectrix performance problem and what logs to collect in a SAN: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000046012/connectrix-brocade-and-cisco-how-to-frame-a-san-or-connectrix-performance-problem-and-what-logs-to-collect-in-a-san
Bit Errors and their Impact Dell Knowledge Article 000047622: Connectrix B-Series & MDS-Series: Bit Errors and their impact on performance: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000047622/connectrix-b-series-mds-series-bit-errors-and-their-impact-on-performance
Cable hygiene process Dell Knowledge Article 000045672: Connectrix, Symmetrix, CLARiiON, Celerra, VNX, RecoverPoint and VPLEX: Use cases for Fibre Channel inspection and cleaning kit deployment: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000045672/emc270324-use-cases-for-fibre-inspection-and-cleaning-kit-deployment Dell Knowledge Article 000037925: Connectrix B-Series: How to Interpret the Brocade porterrshow output, and what do the counters mean. Self-Help : https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000037925/emc34505-connectrix-b-series-how-to-interpret-the-brocade-porterrshow-output-and-what-do-the-counters-mean
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Congestion (FPIN-CN and FPIN-PN) | Data Collection Dell Knowledge Article 000046012: Connectrix Brocade and Cisco: How to frame a SAN or Connectrix performance problem and what logs to collect in a SAN: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000046012/connectrix-brocade-and-cisco-how-to-frame-a-san-or-connectrix-performance-problem-and-what-logs-to-collect-in-a-san Dell Knowledge Article 000037925: Connectrix B-Series: How to Interpret the Brocade porterrshow output, and what do the counters mean. Self-Help: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000037925/emc34505-connectrix-b-series-how-to-interpret-the-brocade-porterrshow-output-and-what-do-the-counters-mean
Slow Drain Knowledge Map Dell Knowledge Article 000036059: Connectrix: Congestion Spreading Knowledge Map : https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000036059/slow-drain-knowledge-map
PERFORMANCE ISSUES IN A SAN / Proposed Knowledge Base article Dell Knowledge Article 000127938: Connectrix Switch Cisco & Brocade Series: Performance issues in a SAN. (Slow drain, congestion, over subscription.): https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000127938/connectrix-switch-cisco-brocade-series-performance-issues-in-a-san-slow-drain-congestion-over-subscription
BROCADE: HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT A SLOW DRAIN DEVICE Dell Knowledge Article 000041386: Connectrix - B Series Brocade: How to troubleshoot a slow drain device in a SAN: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000041386/connectrix-b-series-brocade-how-to-troubleshoot-a-slow-drain-device-in-a-san
CISCO: HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT A SLOW DRAIN DEVICE Dell Knowledge Article 000044016: Connectrix - MDS Series Cisco: How to troubleshoot a slow drain device: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000044016/connectrix-mds-series-cisco-how-to-troubleshoot-a-slow-drain-device
SLOW DRAIN KNOWN ISSUES Dell Knowledge Article 000038035: Connectrix: Slow Drain Device Known Issues: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000038035/connectrix-slow-drain-device-known-issues
HOW TO DETERMINE IF YOUR EMULEX HBA COULD BE CAUSING SLOW DRAINS Dell Knowledge Article 000023865: How to determine if your Emulex HBA could be causing slow drains (internal): https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000023865/how-to-determine-if-your-emulex-hba-could-be-causing-slow-drains-internal
Dell Knowledge Article 000026740: How to determine if your Emulex HBA could be causing slow drains: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000026740/how-to-determine-if-your-emulex-hba-could-be-causing-slow-drains
SLOW DRAIN DUE TO LOST CREDIT Dell Knowledge Article 000045861: Connectrix Cisco MDS-Series & Brocade-Series: Slow Drain due to lost BB_Credit: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000045861/connectrix-mds-series-b-series-slow-drain-due-to-lost-bb-credit
OVERSUBSCRIPTION Dell Knowledge Article 000036057: Connectrix: Oversubscription in a Fibre Channel SAN: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000036057/connectrix-oversubscription-in-a-fibre-channel-san
Prevention Best Practices Dell Knowledge Article 000051815: Connectrix Brocade/Cisco: Best Practices for preventing FC SAN outages due to slow drain devices: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000051815/connectrix-brocade-cisco-best-practices-for-preventing-fc-san-outages-due-to-slow-drain-devices |
Delivery Notification (FPIN-DN) | BROCADE: HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT A SLOW DRAIN DEVICE Dell Knowledge Article 000041386: Connectrix - B Series Brocade: How to troubleshoot a slow drain device in a SAN: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000041386/connectrix-b-series-brocade-how-to-troubleshoot-a-slow-drain-device-in-a-san
CISCO: HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT A SLOW DRAIN DEVICE Dell Knowledge Article 000044016: Connectrix - MDS Series Cisco: How to troubleshoot a slow drain device: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000044016/connectrix-mds-series-cisco-how-to-troubleshoot-a-slow-drain-device Dell Knowledge Article 000037925: Connectrix B-Series: How to Interpret the Brocade porterrshow output, and what do the counters mean. Self-Help: https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000037925/emc34505-connectrix-b-series-how-to-interpret-the-brocade-porterrshow-output-and-what-do-the-counters-mean |