Fabric OS Reference Manual

Telnet Commands 75
fabricShow
Displays fabric membership information.
Synopsis
fabricShow
Availability All users
Description Use this command to display information about switches and multicast
alias groups in the fabric. Multicast alias groups are created on demand by
request from
N_Ports
attached to the alias server; typically no groups are
listed.
If the switch is initializing, or disabled, the message “no fabric” is
displayed. If the fabric is reconfiguring, some or all switches may not be
shown. Otherwise, the fields in the following table are shown.
If multicast alias groups exist, the fields in the following table are shown.
Operands None.
Table 4. fabricShow display fields
Field Description
Switch ID The switch
Domain_ID
and embedded port
D_ID
.
Worldwide Name The switch worldwide name.
Enet IP Addr The switch Ethernet IP address.
FC IP Addr The switch FC IP address.
Name The switch symbolic name (“>” indicates the
principal switch).
Table 5. fabricShow Multicast Alias display fields
Field Description
Group ID The alias group number and D_ID.
Token The alias group token (assigned by the N_Port).