The Troubleshoot Fabric dashboard provides a high-level view of the fabrics (BNA or Cisco DCNM) and the appropriate FC switches. The dashboard also enables you to troubleshoot switch-specific problems, and then move on to the individual processes by viewing the topology and alerts.
| Widget | Description |
|---|---|
| Select a fabric (Use Filter) | Displays the fabrics discovered by the fabric server adapter using the BNA or the Cisco DCNM server. You can select a fabric to view the details related to it in the other widgets. |
| Select a fiber channel switch | Displays the associated fabric channel switches for the fabric you select in the first widget. |
| Are there any active alerts on the switch | Displays the alerts associated to the fabric channel switch. |
| Are the relatives healthy? | Displays the health of the relatives of the fabric channel switch. |
| Invalid transmission words | Displays the invalid transmission words metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Loss of signal | Displays the loss of signal metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Loss of sync counter | Displays the loss of sync counter metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Buffer-to-Buffer credit | Displays the buffer-to-buffer credit metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Buffer-to-Buffer Credits Not Provided | Displays the buffer-to-buffer credit not provided metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Buffer-to-Buffer Credits Not Received | Displays the buffer-to-buffer credit not received metrics associated to the switch ports. |
| Number of class 3 frames discarded | Displays the number of class 3 frames discarded. Class 3 frames can be discarded due to timeouts or invalid or unreachable destinations. |
