Troubleshooting SAN Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Connectivity Issues (Doc ID 1502843.1)

Last updated on MARCH 06, 2024

Applies to:

Emulex FC HBA - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
McData SAN Switch Hardware - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
Qlogic SAN Switch Hardware - Version Not Applicable to Not Applicable [Release N/A]
JNI FC HBA - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Brocade SAN Switch Hardware - Version All Versions to All Versions [Release All Releases]
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (32-bit)
Oracle Solaris on SPARC (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86-64 (64-bit)
Oracle Solaris on x86 (32-bit)
Solaris FC commands: cfgadm, luxadm, fcinfo, mpathadm
Solaris Multipathing (MPXIO)
FC Tape, Arrays

Purpose

This document will provide:

1 - Links to troubleshooting, problem solving and How-To information for common FC/SAN issues.

2 - Basic data needed to begin working the issue.

3 - Additional resources such as public forums and “information Center” documents are also provide.

See also:

SAN Fibre Channel (FC) Storage Connectivity Issues (Doc ID 1502843.1)
Fibre Channel Server-Based Connectivity Issues - Basic information and Data Needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1449557.1)
Fibre Channel (FC) Disk Storage Array Based Connectivity Issues - Basic information and Data Needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1462587.1)
Fibre Channel (FC) Tape Storage Drive/Library Based Connectivity Issues - Basic information and data needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1462900.1)
Fibre Channel (FC) Multipathing Connectivity Issues - Basic information and Data Needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1463600.1)
Fibre Channel (FC) Command,Tool,Utility Issues - Basic information and data needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1463655.1)
Fibre Channel (FC) Command,Tool,Utility Issues - Basic information and data needed by Oracle support (Doc ID 1463655.1)