SG0-001 · Question #295
You have just completed installing, cabling, zoning, and device masking for a new server. HBA configuration was successful, yet the host cannot see the storage after executing a device find command. I
The correct answer is D. transmit and receive fibers are reversed. If light is present on a fiber optic cable but the switch port lacks a link light and the host isn't seen, the most probable cause is a transmit/receive fiber reversal.
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You have just completed installing, cabling, zoning, and device masking for a new server. HBA configuration was successful, yet the host cannot see the storage after executing a device find command. Investigation at the switch reveals that the host is not "seen" at the switch port. Light is visible at either end of the fiber but no link light is seen on the switch. What is the most likely cause of the problem?
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- Athe switch ports are enabled
- Bthe HBA on the subsystem is not online
- Cthe zone has not been activated
- Dtransmit and receive fibers are reversed
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(64 responses)- A5% (3)
- B3% (2)
- C11% (7)
- D81% (52)
Why each option
If light is present on a fiber optic cable but the switch port lacks a link light and the host isn't seen, the most probable cause is a transmit/receive fiber reversal.
If the switch ports were disabled, there would likely be no light visible at the switch end, contradicting the observation that light is visible at either end.
An HBA on the subsystem (likely meaning the storage array) being offline would affect the target's ability to communicate, but the question states the host is not seen at the switch port, implying the host HBA is the issue.
If the zone had not been activated, the host might see the switch but not the storage, or might not be able to log in to the fabric, but the fundamental problem here is no link is established at the physical layer, as indicated by no link light.
In fiber optic cabling, the transmit (Tx) fiber from one device must connect to the receive (Rx) fiber of the other device, and vice versa. If the Tx and Rx fibers are reversed (Tx-to-Tx and Rx-to-Rx), light will be present at both ends, but neither device will receive a signal from the other, preventing a link from being established and thus no link light on the switch.
Concept tested: Fibre Channel physical layer troubleshooting
Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/support/docs/switches/nexus-5000-series-switches/116773-technote-nxos-00.html
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