Running Extended Link Service Commands; Link Cable Beacon Extended Link Service Command; Read Diagnostic Parameters Extended Link Service Command - Qlogic QLE2740L-DEL User Manual

3–Fibre Channel Configuration

Running Extended Link Service Commands

Running Extended Link Service Commands

Commands for extended link service on the switch include the following:
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Link Cable Beacon Extended Link Service Command

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Read Diagnostic Parameters Extended Link Service Command

Link Cable Beacon Extended Link Service Command
NOTE
Run the LCB test only from a switch with FOS version 7.4.x or later.
The link cable beacon (LCB) extended link service command locates the
corresponding ends of a cable by flashing the specific LEDs on the corresponding
ports of a link. The LCB command can also be sent through a Brocade switch
using the following commands, which show examples of enabling, disabling, or
verifying the LCB:
SW6505:admin> portpeerbeacon --enable 12
SW6505:admin> portpeerbeacon --show -all
portPeerBeacon is enabled on port :12
SW6505:admin> portpeerbeacon --disable 12
Read Diagnostic Parameters Extended Link Service
Command
NOTE
You must run the RDP test from a switch with FOS version 7.4.x or later.
The following example shows the read diagnostic parameters extended link
service (RDP ELS) command output for Port 13 on a Brocade 16G switch:
SW6505:admin> sfpshow 13 -link -force
Identifier:
Connector:
Transceiver: 7004404000000000 8,16,32_Gbps M5 sw Short_dist
Encoding:
Baud Rate:
Length 9u:
Length 9u:
Length 50u (OM2):
Length 50u (OM3):
Length 62.5u:0
Length Cu:
3 SFP
7 LC
6 64B66B
140 (units 100 megabaud)
0 (units km)
0 (units 100 meters)
3 (units 10 meters)
0 (units 10 meters)
(units 10 meters)
0 (units 1 meter)
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