Switchshow - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Command Reference Manual

switchShow

Displays switch and port status.
Synopsis switchshow [-portcount] [-scsi]
Description Use this command to display switch and port status information. Information might vary by switch
model: for instance, number of ports and domain ID values.
For all Bloom and Bloom 2-based platforms, private device targets are displayed in switchShow. For
Condor or Goldeneye-based platforms, private device targets are not displayed in switchShow.
The output displays switch summary information followed by port summary information.
NOTE
In an AD context, if one of the L-ports or NPIV ports is a part of the current AD, the complete device
information attached to port will be shown in the output.
Switch summary information is as follows:
switchName
switchType
switchState
switchMode
switchRole
switchDomain
switchId
switchWwn
switchBeacon
bladeBeacon
zoning
FC Router
FC Router BB Fabric ID
The switch summary is followed by one-line description for non-EX_Ports and one or two lines for
EX_Ports:
Area
Index
Slot
Port
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The switch's symbolic name.
The switch's model and revision numbers.
The switch's state: online, offline, testing, or faulty.
The switch's operation mode: native, interop, or Access Gateway.
The switch's role: principal, subordinate, or disabled.
The switch's domain ID: 0-31 or 1-239.
The switch's embedded port D_ID.
The switch's World Wide Name (WWN).
The switch's beaconing state (on or off).
The blade's beaconing state (on or off).
Active only when agmode is disabled. The name of the active zone displays in
parenthesis.
The FC Router's state (on or off)
The backbone fabric ID for FC routing.
Part of the 24-bit port ID, which consists of domain, area number, and
optional AL_PA. Area column is only displayed for non-slot based platforms.
Index will follow Area up to 255. Then it will continue to the maximum port of
the platform. Index is to identify the port number relative to the switch. Index
column is only displayed for slot based platforms.
Slot number; 1-4 and 7-10.
Port number; 0-15, 0-31 or 0-47.
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