Brocade Fabric OS Troubleshooting and Diagnostics Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001187-01, April 2009)

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Switch status
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Faulty ports monitor HEALTHY
Missing SFPs monitor HEALTHY
All ports are healthy
For more information on how the overall switch status is determined, see the switchStatusPolicySet
command in the Fabric OS Command Reference.
Displaying switch information
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the switchShow command, which displays the following information for a switch:
Switch summary information includes the following:
The following additional properties are displayed in the switch summary for Virtual
Fabrics-enabled switches.
switchName Switch name
switchType Switch model and revision numbers
switchState Switch state: Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty
switchMode Switch operation mode: Native, Interop, or Access Gateway
switchRole Principal, Subordinate, or Disabled
switchDomain ID: 0-31 or 1-23
switchId Switch embedded port D_ID
switchWwn Switch World Wide Name (WWN)
switchBeacon Switch beaconing state: On or Off
zoning When Access Gateway mode disabled, the name of the active zone displays in
parenthesis.
FC Router FC Router’s state: On or Off
FC Router BB Fabric ID The backbone fabric ID for FC routing
Allow XISL Use Allows the switch to use extended interswitch links (XISL) in the base fabric to
carry traffic to this logical switch. Values are ON or OFF.
LS Attributes Displays logical switch attributes, including the fabric ID (FID) associated with
the logical switch and the switch role (default switch or base switch).