Configuring the Fabric Extender
Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration
Use the following commands to display configuration information about the defined interfaces on a Fabric
Extender:
Command or Action
show fex [FEX-number] [detail]
show interface type number fex-intf
show interface fex-fabric
show interface ethernet number transceiver
[fex-fabric]
show feature-set
Configuration Examples for the Fabric Extender
This example shows how to display all the attached Fabric Extender units:
This example shows how to display the detailed status of a specific Fabric Extender:
This example shows how to display the Fabric Extender interfaces pinned to a specific switch interface:
This example shows how to display the switch interfaces that are connected to a Fabric Extender uplink:
This example shows how to display the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical monitoring (DOM) information
for Fabric Extender uplinks for an SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the parent switch interface:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver
Ethernet1/40
This example shows how to display the SFP+ transceiver and DOM information for Fabric Extender uplinks
for an SFP+ transceiver that is plugged into the uplink port on the Fabric Extender:
switch# show interface ethernet 1/40 transceiver fex-fabric
Ethernet1/40
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
part number is 74752-9026
revision is A0
serial number is MOC13321057
nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
Link length supported for copper is 3 m(s)
cisco id is --
cisco extended id number is 4
sfp is present
name is CISCO-MOLEX INC
part number is 74752-9026
revision is A0
serial number is MOC13321057
nominal bitrate is 12000 MBits/sec
Link length supported for 50/125mm fiber is 0 m(s)
Cisco Nexus 6000 Series NX-OS Layer 2 Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Verifying the Fabric Extender Configuration
Purpose
Displays information about a specific Fabric Extender
or all attached units.
Displays the Fabric Extender ports that are pinned to
a specific switch interface.
Displays the switch interfaces that have detected a
Fabric Extender uplink.
Displays the SFP+ transceiver and diagnostic optical
monitoring (DOM) information for the Fabric
Extender uplinks.
Displays the status of the feature sets on the device.
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