Switch Diagnostics; Displaying The Switch Status; Displaying Information About A Switch - HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 - SAN Switch User Manual

Diagnostics and Status

Switch Diagnostics

The switch status can be either Healthy/OK, Marginal/Warning, or Down. The
overall status of a switch is determined by the status of several individual
components within the switch. For more information on how the overall switch
status is determined, refer to the switchstatuspolicyset command in
the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide.

Displaying the Switch Status

To display the overall status of a switch:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. Enter the switchstatusshow command at the command line. The status
Example:
switch:admin> switchstatusshow
The overall switch status is Marginal/Warning
Contributing factors:
* Switch Offline triggered the Marginal/Warning status
switch:admin>

Displaying Information About a Switch

To display switch information:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. Enter the switchshow command at the command line. This command
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of the switch should be Healthy/OK. If the status is
Marginal/Warning or Down, the components contributing to this status
are displayed.
displays the following information for a switch:
— switchname - Displays the switch name.
— switchtype - Displays the switch model and firmware version numbers.
Switch model numbers:
9 = SAN Switch 2/16
10.1 = Core Switch 2/64
Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide