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Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide 9-3
Publication Number: 53-0000518-09
Viewing Switch Status
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Viewing Switch Status
Use the switchStatusShow command to display the overall status of the switch, including its power
supplies, fans, and temperature. If the status of any one of these components is either marginal or down,
the overall status of the switch is also displayed as marginal or down. If all components have a healthy
status, the switch displays a healthy status.
To modify the rules used to classify the health of each component use the switchStatusPolicySet
command. To view the rules, use the switchStatusPolicyShow command.
To view the overall status of the switch
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the switchStatusShow command:
For more information on how the overall switch status is determined, refer to the
switchStatusPolicySet command in the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual.
To display switch information
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. At the command line, enter the switchShow command. This command displays the following
information for a switch:
• switchname - Displays the switch name.
• switchtype - Displays the switch model and firmware version numbers.
• switchstate - Displays the switch state: Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty.
• switchrole - Displays the switch role: Principal, Subordinate, or Disabled.
• switchdomain - Displays the switch Domain ID.
• switchid - Displays the embedded port D_ID of the switch.
• switchwwn - Displays the switch World Wide Name.
• switchbeacon - Displays the switch beaconing state: either ON or OFF.
switch:admin> switchstatusshow
Switch Health Report Report time: 03/21/2005 03:50:36 PM
Switch Name: SW3900
IP address: 10.33.54.176
SwitchState: MARGINAL
Duration: 863:23
Power supplies monitor MARGINAL
Temperatures monitor HEALTHY
Fans monitor HEALTHY
WWN monitor HEALTHY
Standby CP monitor HEALTHY
Blades monitor HEALTHY
Flash monitor HEALTHY
Marginal ports monitor HEALTHY
Faulty ports monitor HEALTHY
Missing SFPs monitor HEALTHY
All ports are healthy
switch:admin>