FC0054607-00 A A-1
A Troubleshooting
This appendix provides the following methods of determining the status of the
adapters and finding solutions to common problems:
Troubleshooting with LEDs
“Dynamic Extended Logging” on page A-3
“Troubleshooting with Driver Logs” on page A-4
“Debugging Using Proc Information” on page A-9
“Collecting System Logs for Troubleshooting” on page A-10
“Frequently Seen Issues” on page A-10
Troubleshooting with LEDs
QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapters have LEDs that can help
you diagnose problems. Typically, administrators observe the LED patterns to
perform first-level troubleshooting that can indicate some obvious firmware or
hardware issues.
Specific QLogic Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter families have
unique LED patterns. The following tables describe the LED patterns for the
various Fibre Channel and Converged Network Adapter series.
Table A-1. QLA234x Adapter LED Scheme
Green LED Amber LED Activity
❍ ❍ Power off
●●Power
● ❍ Online
❍●Link
❍ Flashing Loss of synchronization
Alternate flashing Alternate flashing Firmware error
Flashing ❍ Beacon