Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

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switchShow
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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. Switch
summary information is as follows:
switchName The switch’s symbolic name.
switchType The switch’s model and revision numbers.
switchState The switch’s state: online, offline, testing, or faulty.
switchMode The switch’s operation mode: native, interop, or Access Gateway.
switchRole The switch’s role: principal, subordinate, or disabled.
switchDomain The switch’s domain ID: 0-31 or 1-239.
switchId The switch’s embedded port D_ID.
switchWwn The switch’s World Wide Name (WWN).
switchBeacon The switch’s beaconing state (on or off).
bladeBeacon The blade’s beaconing state (on or off).
zoning Active only when agmode is disabled. The name of the active zone displays in
parenthesis.
FC Router The FC Router’s state (on or off)
FC Router BB Fabric ID
The backbone fabric ID for FC routing.
The switch summary is followed by one-line description for non-EX_Ports and one or two lines for
EX_Ports:
Area 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 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 Slot number; 1-4 and 7-10.
Port Port number; 0-15, 0-31 or 0-47.
Address The 24-bit Address Identifier. Address column is only displayed for slot-based
platforms.
Media Type Media types include:
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