User Manual

168 Working with diagnostic features
To display the uptime for a switch:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the uptime command:
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The uptime command displays the length of time the system has been in operation, the total
cumulative amount of uptime since the system was first powered-on, the date and time of the last
reboot, the reason for the last reboot, and the load average over the past one minute (1.29 in the
preceding example), five minutes (1.31 in the example), and 15 minutes (1.27 in the example). The
reason for the last switch reboot is also recorded in the system message log.
Viewing port information
Use the commands that follow to view information about ports.
To view the status of a port:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the portshow command, specifying the number that corresponds to the port you are
troubleshooting. In this example, the status of port 2 is shown:
Refer to the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide for additional portshow
command information, such as the syntax for slot or port numbering.
switch:admin> uptime
4:43am up 1 day, 12:32, 1 user, load average: 1.29, 1.31, 1.27
switch:admin>
switch:admin> portshow 2
port 2 info
Configuration Current
Name : port 2
State: STARTED UP
Type : FC FC
Link Status: ENABLED DOWN
Topology: P-P P-P
Speed: AN AN
LinkCost: AUTO
WWN: 20:02:00:05:1e:12:f2:00
Licensed : YES
Diag result : PASSED
inFrames: 0
outFrames: 0
inOctets: 0
outOctets: 0
discards: 0
switch:admin>