Verifying fabric connectivity – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual
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Equipment status
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4. Use the switchStatusShow command to further check the status of the switch.
Verifying High Availability features (Backbones only)
High Availability (HA) features provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive management of key
hardware and software modules.
Use the following procedure to verify High Availability features for a Backbone:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the chassisShow command to verify the model of the DCX and obtain a listing of all
field-replaceable units (FRUs).
3. Enter the haShow command to verify HA is enabled, the heartbeat is up, and that the HA state
is synchronized between the active and standby CP blades.
4. Enter the fanShow command to display the current status and speed of each fan in the system.
Refer to the hardware reference manual of your system to determine the appropriate values.
5. Enter the psShow command to display the current status of the switch power supplies. Refer to
the hardware reference manual of your system to determine the appropriate values.
6. Enter the slotShow -m command to display the inventory and the current status of each slot in
the system.
Example of the slot information displayed for a DCX chassis
DCX:FID128:admin> slotshow -m
Slot
Blade Type
ID
Model Name
Status
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1
SW BLADE
55
FC8-32
ENABLED
2
SW BLADE
51
FC8-48
ENABLED
3
SW BLADE
39
FC8-16
ENABLED
4
SW BLADE
51
FC8-48
ENABLED
5
CORE BLADE
52
CORE8
ENABLED
6
CP BLADE
50
CP8
ENABLED
7
CP BLADE
50
CP8
ENABLED
8
CORE BLADE
52
CORE8
ENABLED
9
SW BLADE
37
FC8-16
ENABLED
10
AP BLADE
43
FS8-18
ENABLED
11
SW BLADE
55
FC8-32
ENABLED
12
AP BLADE
24
FS8-18
ENABLED
Verifying fabric connectivity
Use the following procedure to verify fabric connectivity:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the fabricShow command. This command displays a summary of all the switches in the
fabric.
The output of the fabricShow command is discussed in