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Ethernet fabric traceroute
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13. Enter a value with which to increment the source and destination port numbers on each
repeated request in the Increment field.
Valid values are from 0 through 1000. The default is 1. If you do not want to increment the port
on each repeated request, enter 0.
For example, if you configure the source port to 5, the destination port to 7, the repeat count to
5, and the increment ports to 5, the port numbers shown in
Table 64 are sent on each
traceroute request.
14. Click Start to initiate the traceroute request.
Click Stop to cancel the traceroute request.
NOTE
The traceroute request is not automatically cancelled on the switch. The switch continues until
the request is complete.
The traceroute results display in table format at the bottom of the Ethernet Fabrics Traceroute
for Ethernet_Fabric dialog box.
15. To review diagnostic results, select a traceroute request from the list on the Diagnostics
Results tab.
FIGURE 173 Ethernet Fabrics Traceroute for Ethernet_Fabric dialog box — Diagnostics Results tab
The Diagnostics Results tab updates dynamically as each traceroute request becomes
available. The results list on the left contains a traceroute for each repeated request. The
results table details the selected traceroute. Each row represents a hop and the data includes
the following information:
• RBridge ID: The RBridge ID of the VCS member.
• Switch Name: The display name or IP address or display name and IP address of the VCS
member (defined by you in the main window).
• Incoming Port: The port numbers in the path to the source RBridge from the destination
RBridge.
TABLE 64 Trace Route example
Request Source port number Destination port number
1 5 7
2 10 12
3 15 17
4 20 22
5 25 27