Fcanalyzer - Cisco MDS 9124 - Fabric Switch Reference

fcanalyzer

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fcanalyzer
To configure the Cisco Fabric Analyzer use the fcanalyzer command in configuration mode.
Syntax Description local
brief
display-filter
expression
limit-frame-size bytes
limit-captured-frames
number
write
slot:
volatile:
remote
ip-address
active
port-number
Defaults
None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History Release
1.0(2)
Usage Guidelines
You can capture Fibre Channel control traffic from a switch and decode it without having to disrupt
connectivity and without having to be local to the point of analysis.
Examples The following examples shows how to configure the Cisco Fabric Analyzer.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# fcanalyzer local
Capturing on eth2
switch(config)# fcanalyzer local brief
Capturing on eth2
switch(config)# fcanalyzer local display-filter SampleF
Capturing on eth2
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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fcanalyzer {local [brief] [display-filter expression] [limit-captured-frames number]
[limit-frame-size bytes] [write {slot: | volatile:}] | remote ip-address [active [port-number]]}
Begins capturing the frames locally (supervisor module).
Displays the protocol summary in a brief format.
Displays the filtered frames using the provided filter expression.
Limits the size of the frame captures. The range is 64 to 65536 bytes.
Limits the number of frames captured to 10. The range is 0 to 2147483647
frames and the default is 100 frames. Use 0 if you do not want to limit the
captured frames.
Saves the captured frames to a specified file.
Specifies the Flash device in slot 0.
Specifies volatile memory.
Configures the remote IP address to which the captured frames will be sent.
Specifies IP address or histamine. Maximum length is 1024 characters.
Enables active mode (passive is the default) with the remote host.
Specifies port number
Modification
This command was introduced.
Chapter 8
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
F Commands