Fiber Channel HBAs Test

This test monitors the fiber channel HBAs (Host Bus Adapter), and reports if the port is in link down state. Administrators can use the detailed diagnosis to find out the other reasons of why the port is down.

Target of the test : Any host system

Agent deploying the test : An internal agent

Outputs of the test :One set of results for every HBA in the host that has been configured.

Configurable parameters for the test
Parameter	Description
Test Period	How often should the test be executed.
Host	The host for which the test is to be configured.
Detailed Diagnosis	To make diagnosis more efficient and accurate, the eG Enterprise embeds an optional detailed diagnostic capability. With this capability, the eG agents can be configured to run detailed, more elaborate tests as and when specific problems are detected. To enable the detailed diagnosis capability of this test for a particular server, choose the On option. To disable the capability, click on the Off option. The option to selectively enable/disable the detailed diagnosis capability will be available only if the following conditions are fulfilled: The eG manager license should allow the detailed diagnosis capability Both the normal and abnormal frequencies configured for the detailed diagnosis measures should not be 0.

Measures reported by the test:

Measurement

Description

Measurement Unit

Interpretation

Port state

Indicates the port state of this HBA.

Percent

The values that this measure can report and its corresponding numeric equivalents are listed in the table below:

Measure Value	Numeric Value
Linkdown	0
Online	1
Others	2

Note:

By default, this measure reports the Measure Values listed in the table above to indicate the port state. However, in the graph of this measure, service state is represented using the corresponding numeric equivalents only.

Use the detailed diagnosis of this measure to find out the port state of this HBA only if the numeric value is 3.