AB291A Fabric Clustering System Support Guide (12-port Switch), April 2004

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• a range of pairs
• a list of pairs
• or the keyword, “all”.
Card/Port pairs A card#/port# (sometimes referred to as the slot#/port#) pair is a slash-separated (/) pair of
numbers.
The first number indicates the interface card and the second number is a port on that interface.
Ranges A range is a dash-separated (-) set of two card#/port# pairs.
• A range may span multiple cards.
• Card and port numbers in a range must both be in ascending order. That is, specify the lower card
number in the first card#/port# pair and the higher card number in the second card#/port# pair.
• Do not insert spaces between elements in the range.
For example:
3/2-4/3 indicates all the ports starting at card 3, port 2, up to and including card 4, port 3. (This example
assumes that cards 3 and 4 are of the same interface type.)
On the HP Fabric Clustering System Switch:
2/2-2/4
indicates ports 2 through 4 on card 2.
Lists A list is a comma-separated (,) set of two or more card#/port# pairs.
• Sequencing of pairs in the list is not important. You may specify pairs in any order you wish, however, the
data returned is displayed in numerical sequence with the lowest card#/port# pair first.
• Do not insert spaces between elements in the list.
For example:
3/1,3/3,4/3 indicates ports 1 and 3 on interface card 3 and port 3 on interface card 4. (This example assumes
that cards 3 and 4 are of the same interface type.)
The “all” Keyword The all keyword indicates all the ports of all the cards of a specific type of interface.
That is, all Fabric interface cards.
Using the Documentation
The command descriptions in the following chapters are structured in a way we hope provides quick access to
the information you seek. Each command description is broken into subsections so you can go directly to the
desired information. The subsections are described below.
Synopsis The Synopsis subsection provides a terse description of the command.
Syntax The Syntax subsection provides the command syntax.
• Text in regular courier text is a literal that are entered exactly as shown.
• Italicized courier text indicates a variable that is replaced with an actual value.
• Text enclosed within square brackets ([ ]) are options to the command that do not have to be included on
the command line for the command to work.