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Diagnosis Guide


Internal SP Switch subsystem components

Software subsystems which the SP Switch service component contains are listed here. This section diagnoses problems that are handled by these subsystems.

  1. worm - The fault-service daemon part that explores and initializes the SP Switch.
  2. Ecommands - Commands such as Estart, Efence, Eunfence, and others.
  3. css - The fault-service daemon part that handles switch recovery.
  4. kernel extensions - Enabling IP, Ecommands, adapter error report, and switch recovery.
  5. Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL) - switch service.
  6. CSS adapter device driver and adapter microcode - SP Switch communication.
  7. CSS adapter device driver and adapter diagnostics - hardware diagnostics.


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