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694 FastIron Configuration Guide
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Protected link groups
The show interface brief command also displays information about protected link groups.
Example
In the above output, the State of port 3 is Inactive, which means port 3 is an inactive port in a
protected link group. For active ports in a protected link group, the State will be Active.
Syntax: show interface brief ethernet <port>
Specify the port variable in one of the following formats:
• FWS, FCX, and ICX stackable switches – stack-unit/slotnum/portnum
• FSX 800 and FSX 1600 chassis devices – slotnum/portnum
• ICX devices – slotnum/portnum
• FESX compact switches – portnum
The show interface command also displays information about protected link groups.
In the above output, the port state is protected-link-inactive which means port 3 is an inactive port
in a protected link group.
Syntax: show interface ethernet <port>
Specify the port variable in one of the following formats:
• FWS, FCX, and ICX stackable switches – stack-unit/slotnum/portnum
TABLE 130 CLI display of protected link group information
Field Description
Group ID The ID number of the protected link group.
Member Port(s) The ports that are members of the protected link group.
Configured Active Port The statically configured active port. If you do not statically configure an active
port, this value will be "None".
Current Active Port The current active port for the protected link group. If all member ports are
down, this value will be "None".
Standby Port(s) The member ports that are on standby.
Brocade#show int brief e 3 to 4
Port Link State Dupl Speed Trunk Tag Priori MAC Name
3 Up Inactive Full Auto None Yes level0 0012.f2a8.7140
4 Up Forward Full 1G None Yes level0 0012.f2a8.7140
Brocade#show int e 3
GigabitEthernet3 is up, line protocol is up, link keepalive is enabled
Hardware is GigabitEthernet, address is 0012.f2a8.7140 (bia 0012.f2a8.7142)
Configured speed auto, actual 1Gbit, configured duplex fdx, actual fdx
Configured mdi mode AUTO, actual MDIX
Member of 3 L2 VLANs, port is tagged, port state is protected-link-inactive
BPDU guard is Disabled, ROOT protect is Disabled
Link Error Dampening is Disabled
STP configured to ON, priority is level0
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