Switchshow - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Command Reference Manual

switchShow

Displays switch and port status.
Synopsis switchshow
switchshow [-slot slot] -portname
switchshow [-portcount |-iscsi]
Description Use this command to display switch, blade, and port status information. Output may vary
depending on the switch model.
When used without operands, switchShow displays the following information:
switchName
switchType
switchState
switchMode
switchRole
DomainIDOffset
switchDomain
switchId
switchWwn
switchBeacon
zoning
FC Router
FC Router BB Fabric ID
Allow XISL Use
LS Attributes
The switch summary is followed by one-line description for non-EX_Ports and one or two lines for
EX_Ports:
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Switch name.
Switch model and revision numbers.
Switch state: Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty. If switchcfgPersistentDisable
is issued and thereafter followed by switchEnable, then the switch state
changes to, "Online (Temporary)". The switch remains in this state until
switchcfgPersistentEnable is issued.
Switch operation mode: Native, Interop, or Access Gateway.
Switch role: Principal, Subordinate, or Disabled.
Domain ID Offset, displays only on switches in interop mode 2 and 3. Valid
values for this field are: 0x00, 0x20, 0x40, 0x60, 0x80, 0xA0, 0xC0, and
0xFF. The 0xFF value indicates 239 domain offset mode and is applicable
only to interop mode 3. Refer to interopMode for more information.
Switch domain ID: 0-31 or 1-239.
Switch embedded port D_ID.
Switch world wide name (WWN).
Switch beaconing state: On or Off.
The name of the active zone is displayed in parentheses. Active only when
Access Gateway mode is disabled.
FC Router state: On or Off.
The backbone fabric ID for FC routing.
Allows the switch to use interswitch links (XILS) in the base fabric to carry
traffic to this logical switch. Values are ON or OFF.
On a switch in Virtual Fabric mode, this field displays logical switch attributes,
including the fabric ID associated with the logical switch, the switch role
(default switch or base switch), and the fabric Address Mode (0, 2 or 3). If
Virtual Fabrics are disabled, only the Address Mode is displayed. The fabric
Address Mode value is set by the configure command (Enable a 256 Area
Limit).
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