HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch - Manual (Page 176)

Diagnostics and Status
176 Fabric OS Procedures Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Switch Diagnostics
The switch status can be either Healthy/OK, Marginal/Warning, or Down. The
overall status of a switch is determined by the status of several individual
components within the switch. For more information on how the overall switch
status is determined, refer to the
switchstatuspolicyset command in
the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide.
Displaying the Switch Status
To display the overall status of a switch:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. Enter the switchstatusshow command at the command line. The status
of the switch should be Healthy/OK . If the status is
Marginal/Warning or Down , the components contributing to this status
are displayed.
Example:
Displaying Information About a Switch
To display switch information:
1. Log into the switch as the admin user.
2. Enter the switchshow command at the command line. This command
displays the following information for a switch:
— switchname - Displays the switch name.
— switchtype - Displays the switch model and firmware version numbers.
Switch model numbers:
9 = SAN Switch 2/16
10.1 = Core Switch 2/64
switch:admin> switchstatusshow
The overall switch status is Marginal/Warning
Contributing factors:
* Switch Offline triggered the Marginal/Warning status
switch:admin>