Symptom
You see:
- an amber light on the affected port of the Apple Fibre Channel PCI Card
- an amber link light on the Vixel 335 port
- an amber link light on the Vixel 315 port
- no fibre channel link light on the controller of the Xserve RAID
Solution
Set the speed for Xserve RAID to 1 Gbit or 2 Gbit, depending on what other devices are connected to the Vixel switch. Follow these steps:
1. Open the RAID Admin Utility.
2. Select the Xserve RAID.
3. Select Settings.
4. Select Fibre Channel.
5. Set Speed to 1 Gbit or 2 Gbit as appropriate for other devices on the Vixel 315 or 335 switch
6. Set topology to Point to Point
Now you should be able to unplug and reconnect the Apple Fibre Channel PCI Card connector in the Vixel switch until it establishes a link.
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