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Chapter 15. Troubleshooting and diagnostics 275 15.3.3 Solving SAN problems Problems in the SAN on the SAN switches can be caused by a huge variety of things. Those problems can be related to either a hardware fault or to a software problem on the switch. Hardware defects are normally easier to find. Here is a short list about the possible hardware failures: Switch power, fan, or cooling Application- specific integrated circuit ( ASIC) Installed SFP Fiber optic cables Software failures are more difficult to analyze, and in most cases, you need the data collection and you need to involve IBM technical support. But before taking any other step, we recommend that you check the installed code level ...

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