Troubleshooting Fibre Channel switch functionality issues

Use the following guidelines and suggested steps to help resolve UCP Advisor Fibre Channel switch issues.

Condition 1:

Adding a Fibre Channel switch throws a functionality error. Error - Failed to get FC network switch status information. This functionality or a part of it is not supported for this device. Authentication failed. Please check your username and password.

What it means:

The SNMP config SNMPV1 might be disabled.

Corrective action:

Log on to the Fibre Channel switch using SSH, then run the following command:

snmpconfig --enable snmpv1

Condition 2:

When you onboard a Fibre Channel switch or perform any operations on a Fibre Channel switch, the following error might be displayed:

The login username and password is incorrect.

What it means:

The HTTPS certificate might be expired.

Corrective action:

Using SSH, log on to the Fibre Channel switch using SSH, and then run the following command:

seccertmgmt generate -cert https