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Fabric OS Command Reference

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portShow

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Notes

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability"
for details.

Some of the features supported by this command may require a license.

In an AD context, if one of the L_Ports or NPIV ports is a part of the current AD, the complete device
information attached to the port is shown in the output.

Function

General port status display commands supported on all platforms

Synopsis

portshow [slot/][ge]port

portshow -i [index1[-index2] [...]] [-f]

Description

Use this command to display general port status and configuration parameters for the specified
port. This command is valid on all platforms, but the output is platform-specific and not all fields
are displayed on all platforms.

The following general information is displayed when the command is issued for a non-GbE port
without additional arguments:

portIndex

Index number assigned to the port.

portName

Name assigned to the port by the portName command.

portHealth

Current health of the port (requires a Fabric Watch license).

Authentication

Authentication type and associated parameters (ifapplicable) used on the
port at port online.

None

No authentication was performed.

FCAP

FCAP authentication was performed.

DHCHAP

DHCHAP authentication was performed. Also displays DH group and hash
type used for authentication.

portDisableReason

Provides an explanation for the port's disabled status, if it has not been
disabled by portDisable or portCfgPersistentDisable.

portCFlags

Port control flags.

portFlags

A bit map of port status flags, including information on the type of port,
whether it is fully online, and whether logins have been accepted.

portType

The port's type and revision numbers.

POD Port

Port on Demand License status.

portState

The port's SNMP state:

Online

Up and running.

Offline

Not online, see portPhys for more detail.

Testing

Running diagnostics.

Faulty

Failed diagnostics.

Persistently Disabled

Persistently disabled.