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Displaying Information About a Switch
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Displaying Error Logs and Status
Displaying Information About a Switch
To display switch information:
1. Login to the switch as the admin user.
2. At the command line, enter the following command:
switchShow
This command displays the following information for a switch:
•
switchName — The name of the switch
• switchType — The model and firmware version numbers of
the switch
•
switchState — The Online, Offline, Testing, or Faulty state of
the switch.
•
switchRole — The Principal, Subordinate, or Disabled role of
the switch
•
switchDomain — The Domain ID of the switch.
•
switchId — The embedded port D_ID of the switch.
•
switchWwn — The World Wide Name of the switch.
• switchBeacon — The beaconing state: either ON or OFF of
the switch.
This command also displays the following information for ports
on the specified switch:
• Module type — The SFP type if an SFP is present.
• Port speed — The speed of the Port (1G, 2G, N1, N2, or AN).
The speed can be fixed, negotiated, or auto negotiated.
• Port state — The port status.
• Comment — Displays information about the port. This can be
blank or can include WWN for F_Port or E_Port, Trunking
state, upstream, or downstream status.
For more information, refer to the
switchShow command in the
Departmental Switch Model DS-16B2 Fabric OS Reference Manual.