Dell PowerVault 50F (Fibre Channel Switch) - Manual (Page 58)

PowerVault™ 50F Commands: Dell™ PowerVault™ 50F 8-Port Fibre Channel Switch Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
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Table 7-8. switchShow Command Field Descriptions
Field Description
switchName The switch name.
switchRole There are three possibilities for switchRole including:
Principal — The principal switch as defined in FC-SW
Subordinate — This switch is enabled and not the principal switch
Disabled — The switch is disabled.
switchDomain The domain ID of this switch: 0 to 31.
switchID The domain ID of this switch's embedded port: hex fffc00 to fffc7f.
switchWwn The Worldwide Name of this switch. The WWN is a unique identifier
for each switch and is assigned by the manufacturer. A numbering
scheme administrated globally ensures that this WWN is unique to
each switch.
switchState The state of this switch: Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty.
Port Number One line per port is printed after the switch summary. Each line shows
the port number: 0 to 7, the GBIC type, the port state, and a comment
field.
GBIC type The GBIC type follows the port number. The four GBIC types include:
-- - No GBIC present
sw - Shortwave GBIC
lw - Longwave GBIC
cu - Copper GBIC
Port state The port state follows the GBIC type. The possible port states include:
No_Card - No card present in this switch slot
No_Module - No GBIC module in this port
No_Light - The module is not receiving light
No_Sync - The module is receiving light but is out of sync
In_Sync - The module is receiving light and is in sync
Laser_Flt - The module is signaling a laser fault (defective GBIC)
Port_Flt - The port has been marked faulty (defective GBIC, cable, or device)
Diag_Flt - The port failed diagnostics (defective G_Port or FL_Port card or motherboard)
Online - The port is up and running
Lock_Ref - The port locking to the reference signal
Comment
field The comment field follows the port state. The possible comments include:
Disabled - The port is disabled
Loopback - The port is in loopback mode
E_Port - The WWN and switch name of the other switch is shown, the use of this ISL is shown (see
FC_SW)
F_Port - The WWN of the N_Port is shown
G_Port - The port is online but is not yet an E_Port or F_Port
L_Port - The port is connected to an arbitrated loop
tempShow
The tempShow command shows the switch's temperature as measured by five sensors on the motherboard.