Switchshow – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Fabric OS Command Reference
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switchShow
Displays switch and port status.
Synopsis
switchshow
switchshow [-slot slot] -portname
switchshow [-portcount |-iscsi]
Description
Use this command to display switch, blade, and port status information. Output may vary
depending on the switch model.
When used without operands, switchShow displays the following information:
switchName
Switch name.
switchType
Switch model and revision numbers.
switchState
Switch state: Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty. If switchcfgPersistentDisable
is issued and thereafter followed by switchEnable, then the switch state
changes to, “Online (Temporary)”. The switch remains in this state until
switchcfgPersistentEnable is issued.
switchMode
Switch operation mode: Native, Interop, or Access Gateway.
switchRole
Switch role: Principal, Subordinate, or Disabled.
DomainIDOffset
Domain ID Offset, displays only on switches in interop mode 2 and 3. Valid
values for this field are: 0x00, 0x20, 0x40, 0x60, 0x80, 0xA0, 0xC0, and
0xFF. The 0xFF value indicates 239 domain offset mode and is applicable
only to interop mode 3. Refer to interopMode for more information.
switchDomain
Switch domain ID: 0-31 or 1-239.
switchId
Switch embedded port D_ID.
switchWwn
Switch world wide name (WWN).
switchBeacon
Switch beaconing state: On or Off.
zoning
The name of the active zone is displayed in parentheses. Active only when
Access Gateway mode is disabled.
FC Router
FC Router state: On or Off.
FC Router BB Fabric ID
The backbone fabric ID for FC routing.
Allow XISL Use
Allows the switch to use interswitch links (XILS) in the base fabric to carry
traffic to this logical switch. Values are ON or OFF.
LS Attributes
On a switch in Virtual Fabric mode, this field displays logical switch attributes,
including the fabric ID associated with the logical switch, the switch role
(default switch or base switch), and the fabric Address Mode (0, 2 or 3). If
Virtual Fabrics are disabled, only the Address Mode is displayed. The fabric
Address Mode value is set by the configure command (Enable a 256 Area
Limit).
The switch summary is followed by one-line description for non-EX_Ports and one or two lines for
EX_Ports: