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<a name="wp1049145"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Monitoring FlexAttach Virtual pWWN

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<a name="wp1074529"> </a><p class="pBody">
<a href="flexattach22.html#wp1074574">Table&#160;13-2</a> lists the errors that might be displayed and provides the workarounds.

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Table&#160;13-2	</div><div>
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  <tr bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="left" valign="middle">    <th><a name="wp1074533"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
Error

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</th>
    <th><a name="wp1074535"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
Description

</p>
</th>
    <th><a name="wp1074537"> </a><p class="pCellHeading">
Workaround

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074539"> </a><p class="pBody">
fc1/1 : interface is not 
down

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074541"> </a><p class="pBody">
 FlexAttach configuration 
fails because the 
configuration is enabled 
for an active interface with 
the operation state as up.

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074543"> </a><p class="pBody">
To move the port to the shut state, enable the 
FlexAttach configuration, and then move the port 
to no shut state.

</p>
</td>
</tr>
  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074545"> </a><p class="pBody">
FlexAttach 
configuration is not 
distributed to the peers

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074547"> </a><p class="pBody">
The FlexAttach 
configuration on one peer 
NPV is not available to any 
other peer NPV.

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074549"> </a><p class="pBody">
FlexAttach configuration will not be distributed 
if <b class="cBold">cfs ipv4 distribute</b>, or <b class="cBold">cfs ipv6 distribute</b> is 
disabled. Enable <b class="cBold">cfs ipv4 distribute</b>, or <b class="cBold">cfs ipv6 
distribute</b>.

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074551"> </a><p class="pBody">
Even with CFS 
distribution enabled 
Inagua does not 
become a peer with 
other NPVs

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    <td><a name="wp1074553"> </a><p class="pBody">
CFS over IP is enabled, 
and the Inagua in one 
blade center is not the peer 
NPV for other NPVs.

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074555"> </a><p class="pBody">
CFS over IP uses IP multicast to discover the 
NPV peers in the network. IBM MM does not 
support multicast and cannot act as a peer with 
NPV. This prevents the FlexAttach configuration 
from getting distributed to other peer NPVs in the 
network.

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074557"> </a><p class="pBody">
NP port uses physical 
pWWN instead of 
virtual pWWN 
configured through 
FlexAttach

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</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074559"> </a><p class="pBody">
This occurs when NP port 
uses physical pWWN 
instead of virtual pWWN, 
that is configured through 
FlexAttach.

</p>
</td>
    <td><a name="wp1074561"> </a><p class="pBody">
FlexAttach is supported on server interfaces such 
as F ports, and not on external interfaces such as 
NP ports.

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074563"> </a><p class="pBody">
real port WWN and 
virtual WWN cannot 
be same

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    <td><a name="wp1074565"> </a><p class="pBody">
This occurs when you try 
to configure FlexAttach 
with a similar value for 
pWWN and virtual 
pWWN.

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    <td><a name="wp1074567"> </a><p class="pBody">
Use different values for pWWN and virtual 
pWWN, as similar values for pWWN and virtual 
pWWn are not allowed.

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  <tr align="left" valign="top">    <td><a name="wp1074569"> </a><p class="pBody">
Virtual port WWN 
already exists

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    <td><a name="wp1074571"> </a><p class="pBody">
This occurs when you try 
to configure an already 
defined pWWN to a 
different interface.

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    <td><a name="wp1074573"> </a><p class="pBody">
Use an undefined virtual pWWN for a new 
interface.

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<div class="pTableTitle"> 	 FlexAttach Errors and Workarounds

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