Chapter 4-21. Troubleshooting Congestion in Fibre Channel Fabrics

Culprit Analysis

The end device connected to fc2/45 on both the switches was identified as the culprit because this switchport showed many egress congestion symptoms of all severities. 连接到两台交换机上 fc2/45 的终端设备被确定为罪魁祸首，因为该交换端口显示了许多不同严重程度的出口拥塞症状。

The MDS show tech-support slowdrain command showed some good information on the end device. Example 4-32 shows the entry of the device from the Fibre Channel Name Server (FCNS) database in Fabirc A. MDS show tech-support slowdrain 命令显示了终端设备的一些详细信息。例 4-32 显示了 Fabirc A 中光纤通道名称服务器 (FCNS) 数据库中的设备条目。

Example 4-32 Details of the culprit end device from the FCNS database on Fab_A_MDS_9710_01

`show fcns database detail`

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VSAN:1501  FCID:0x3d0340

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port-wwn (vendor)           :10:00:00:00:c9:83:1a:ee (Emulex)

                             [xxxxx71b_A]

node-wwn                    :20:00:00:00:c9:83:1a:ee

class                       :2,3

node-ip-addr                :0.0.0.0

ipa                         :ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff

fc4-types:fc4_features      :scsi-fcp:init

symbolic-port-name          :0

symbolic-node-name          :Emulex LPe12002-E FV2.02A1 DV12.0.0.13. HN:xxx71b.

                             OS:Linux

port-type                   :N

port-ip-addr                :0.0.0.0

fabric-port-wwn             :20:6d:00:de:fb:78:40:00

hard-addr                   :0x000000

permanent-port-wwn (vendor) :10:00:00:00:c9:83:1a:ee (Emulex)

connected interface         :fc2/45

switch name (IP address)    :Fab_A_MDS_9710_01 (w.x.y.z)

Example 4-32 shows the following: 例 4-32 显示如下内容：

 The culprit end device was assigned to VSAN 1501 on Fab_A_MDS_9710_01.

 Its FCID was 0x3d0340.

 It had registered the FC4 feature of scsi-fcp and was type ‘init’ (initiator).

 Device-alias name of xxxxx71b_A.

 Hostname was xxx71b.

 The HBA was an Emulex LPe12002-E.

 The OS type was Linux.

Additionally, the show interface command (Example 4-33) displays more information such as the operating speed of 8 Gbps. 此外，show interface 命令（例 4-33）还可显示更多信息，如 8 Gbps 的运行速度。

Example 4-33 Details of the switchport connected to the culprit end device on Fab_A_MDS_9710_01

`show interface fc2/45`

fc2/45 is up

    Port description is xxx71b_A

    Hardware is Fibre Channel, SFP is short wave laser w/o OFC (SN)

    Port WWN is 20:6d:00:de:fb:78:40:00

    Admin port mode is auto, trunk mode is on

    snmp link state traps are enabled

    Port mode is F, FCID is 0x3d0340

    Port vsan is 1501

    Admin Speed is auto

    Operating Speed is 8 Gbps