Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual page 415

Type
Count
When viewed in dump mode, the frame log displays the following information:
Log timestamp
TX port
RX port
Type
Frame contents
NOTES
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
The Frame Log operation is chassis-wide.
OPERANDS
This command has the following operands:
--disable
--enable
--clear
--show
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Reason for the frame discard. Frames can be discarded for a variety of reasons.
The only discard reason currently handled by the frame log is timeout.
The number of discarded frames logged in the frame log that have the log
timestamp, TX port, RX port, SID, DID, SFID and DFID values listed on this line of
output. Note that this count may be less than the actual number of such frames
discarded, because the frame log cannot log the details of all discarded frames.
The date and time when the frames described in this line of output were
discarded.
Egress port where the frames were bound to exit the chassis. A port displayed as
-1 (or -1/-1 on slot-based systems) indicates an internal port.
Ingress port where the frames were bound to enter the chassis. A port displayed
as -1 (or -1/-1 on slot-based systems indicates an internal port.
Reason for the frame discard. Frames can be discarded for a variety of reasons.
The only discard reason currently handled by the frame log is timeout.
The first 64 bytes of the frame contents in hexadecimal format.
Disables logging of discarded frames, which is enabled by default. This command
clears the history of discarded frames and gathering of new information ceases.
When frame logging is disabled, only the --help and --enable operations are
permitted.
Enables logging of discarded frames after the feature was disabled.
Clears the stored history of discarded frames. This operation is permitted only
when the feature is enabled.
Prints a listing of details about stored frames that match the specified filter criteria.
This operation is permitted only when the feature is enabled. You can specify one
or more of the following options to filter the output. When used without operands,
the --show command displays the unfiltered output.
-txport [slot/]port
Displays only the frames that were bound to exit by the specified egress port.
-rxport [slot/]port
Displays only the frames that entered the chassis on the specified port.
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