Specifications
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About this Guide
- Fabric OS Commands
- agtcfgDefault
- agtcfgSet
- agtcfgShow
- aliasDelete
- aliasJoin
- aliasPurge
- aliasShow
- aliAdd
- aliCreate
- aliDelete
- aliRemove
- aliShow
- backplanetest
- backPort
- backSpace
- bannerset
- bannershow
- bcastShow
- bladeBeacon
- bladeDiag
- bladeDiagShort
- bladedisable
- bladeenable
- bladePropShow
- bsn
- camTest
- centralMemoryTest
- cfgactvshow
- cfgAdd
- cfgClear
- cfgCreate
- cfgDelete
- cfgDisable
- cfgEnable
- cfgRemove
- cfgSave
- cfgShow
- cfgsize
- cfgTransAbort
- cfgtransshow
- chassisName
- chassisShow
- chippropshow
- chipregshow
- cmemRetentionTest
- cmiTest
- configDefault
- configDownload
- configShow
- configUpload
- configure
- Table 2: Configure Command Fabric Parameters (Continued)
- Table 3: Configure Command Virtual Channel Settings
- Table 4: Configure Command Arbitrated Loop Settings
- Table 5: Configure Command System Services Parameters
- Table 6: Configure Command Portlog Events Parameters (Continued)
- crossPortTest
- dataTypeShow
- date
- dbgshow
- diagClearError
- diagCommandShow
- diagDisablePost
- diagEnablePost
- diagesdports
- diagfaillimit
- diagHelp
- diagloopid
- diagmodepr
- diagpost
- diagretry
- diagsetburnin
- diagsetcycle
- diagshow
- diagshowtime
- diagsilkworm
- diagskiptests
- diagstopburnin
- dlsReset
- dlsSet
- dlsShow
- dnsconfig
- errClear
- errDump
- errNvLogSizeSet
- errNvLogSizeShow
- errSaveLvlSet
- errSaveLvlShow
- errShow
- Table 7: Diagnostic Error Codes (Sheet 4 of 4)
- exit
- fabportshow
- fabretryshow
- fabricprincipal
- fabricShow
- fabstateclear
- fabstateshow
- fabStatsShow
- fabswitchshow
- fanDisable
- fanEnable
- fanShow
- fashow
- faStatsShow
- fastboot
- fazoneAdd
- fazoneCreate
- fazoneDelete
- fazoneRemove
- fazoneShow
- fcpprobeshow
- fcprlsshow
- fdmicacheshow
- fdmishow
- filterTest
- Table 8: List of Filter Test Numbers, Definitions, and Action Types
- firmwareCommit
- firmwareDownload
- firmwaredownloadstatus
- firmwarerestore
- firmwareshow
- fporttest
- fspfShow
- Table 9: Display Fields (Continued)
- fwAlarmsFilterSet
- fwAlarmsFilterShow
- fwClassInit
- fwConfigReload
- fwConfigure
- Table 10: fwConfigure Fabric Watch Classes and Areas (Continued)
- fwFruCfg
- fwHelp
- fwMailCfg
- fwsamshow
- fwSetToCustom
- fwSetToDefault
- fwShow
- gbicShow
- h
- haDisable
- hadump
- haEnable
- haFailover
- haShow
- hasyncstart
- hasyncstop
- help
- historyLastShow
- historymode
- historyShow
- i
- Table 11: Command Field Description (Continued)
- ifModeSet
- ifModeShow
- ifShow
- interfaceShow
- iodReset
- iodSet
- iodShow
- ipAddrSet
- ipAddrShow
- islshow
- itemlist
- Table 12: Object Descriptions
- killtelnet
- ledtest
- licenseAdd
- licenseHelp
- licenseIdShow
- licenseRemove
- licenseShow
- linkCost
- login
- logout
- loopPortTest
- LSDbShow
- Table 13: LSDbShow Display Fields (Continued)
- mcastShow
- Table 14: Group Fields
- memshow
- mscapabilityshow
- msConfigure
- msPlatShow
- msPlClearDB
- msPlMgmtActivate
- msPlMgmtDeactivate
- msTdDisable
- msTdEnable
- msTDReadConfig
- myid
- nbrStatsClear
- nbrStateShow
- nodefind
- nsaliasshow
- nsAllShow
- nscamshow
- nsShow
- nsstatshow
- nszonemember
- parityCheck
- passwd
- pdshow
- perfAddEEMonitor
- perfAddIPMonitor
- perfAddReadMonitor
- perfAddRWMonitor
- perfAddSCSIMonitor
- perfAddUserMonitor
- perfAddWriteMonitor
- perfCfgClear
- perfCfgRestore
- perfCfgSave
- perfcleareemonitor
- perfclearfiltermonitor
- perfClrAlpaCrc
- perfDelEEMonitor
- perfDelFilterMonitor
- perfHelp
- perfSetPortEEMask
- perfShowAlpaCrc
- perfShowEEMonitor
- perfShowFilterMonitor
- perfShowPortEEMask
- pkicreate
- pkiremove
- pkishow
- portcamshow
- portcfgdefault
- portCfgEport
- portCfgGport
- portcfgislmode
- portCfgLongDistance
- portCfgLport
- portcfgpersistentdisable
- portcfgpersistentenable
- portCfgShow
- portCfgSpeed
- portCfgTrunkport
- portdebug
- portDisable
- portEnable
- portErrShow
- portflagsshow
- portLEDTest
- portLogClear
- portLogDump
- portLogDumpPort
- portloginshow
- portlogpdisc
- portLogShow
- portlogshowport
- portLoopbackTest
- portname
- portPerfShow
- portRegTest
- portRouteShow
- portShow
- Table 15: PortShow Display Fields (Continued)
- portstatsclear
- portStatsShow
- portswap
- portswapdisable
- portswapenable
- portswapshow
- porttest
- porttestshow
- powerofflistset
- powerofflistshow
- psShow
- ptdatashow
- ptphantomshow
- ptpropshow
- ptregshow
- ptrouteshow
- ptstatsshow
- qlDisable
- qlEnable
- qloopAdd
- qloopCreate
- qloopDelete
- qloopRemove
- qloopShow
- qlPartner
- qlPortDisable
- qlPortEnable
- qlPortShowAll
- qlShow
- qlStatsShow
- quietMode
- ramTest
- reboot
- routeHelp
- savecore
- secfabricshow
- secfcsfailover
- sechelp
- secmodedisable
- secmodeenable
- secmodeshow
- secnonfcspasswd
- secpolicyabort
- secpolicyactivate
- secpolicyadd
- secpolicycreate
- secpolicydelete
- secpolicydump
- secpolicyfcsmove
- secpolicyremove
- secpolicysave
- secpolicyshow
- secstatsreset
- secstatsshow
- sectemppasswdreset
- sectemppasswdset
- sectransabort
- secversionreset
- sensorShow
- setdbg
- setesdmode
- setgbicmode
- setsfpmode
- setSplbMode
- setverbose
- sfpShow
- slotOff
- slotOn
- slotpoweroff
- slotpoweron
- slotShow
- snmpMibCapSet
- spinFab
- spinSilk
- sramRetentionTest
- snn
- statsTest
- stopporttest
- supportShow
- switchBeacon
- switchcfgpersistentdisable
- switchcfgpersistentenable
- switchCfgSpeed
- switchCfgTrunk
- switchDisable
- switchEnable
- switchName
- switchReboot
- switchShow
- switchShutdown
- switchStart
- switchStatusPolicySet
- Table 16: Contributor Value and Status (Continued)
- switchStatusPolicyShow
- Table 17: Contributor Value and Status (Continued)
- switchStatusShow
- switchuptime
- syslogdIpAdd
- syslogdIpRemove
- syslogdIpShow
- systemtest
- systemverification
- tempShow
- timeout
- topologyShow
- trackChangesHelp
- trackChangesSet
- trackChangesShow
- trunkDebug
- trunkShow
- tsclockserver
- tshelp
- tstimezone
- turboRamTest
- txdpathtest
- uptime
- uRouteConfig
- uRouteRemove
- uRouteShow
- version
- wwn
- zoneAdd
- zoneCreate
- zoneDelete
- zoneHelp
- zoneRemove
- zoneShow
- Fabric OS Commands for Licensed Products
- Fabric OS Version Comparison
- Fabric and Switch Management
- Control Processor Commands
- Security Commands
- Glossary
- Index

Fabric OS Commands
58 Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide
Test for back-end miniswitch to miniswitch links.
Synopsis
backport [-nframes num][-ports list][-lb_mode mode]
[-fr_type type][-extonly enable]
Availability
Admin
Release
V4.1.x
Description
Use this command to test the backplane routing and VC allocation. This test
applies to single blade as well as multi-blade systems.
The following items are tested:
■ Proper back-end port domain routing setup such that every user port has a
valid path to every other user port. If a valid path does not exist between any
two user ports then that path will fail to transmit the first frame between the
two ports.
■ Proper VC mapping such that an arbitrarily large number of frames may be
transmitted without running out of credit. If the VC credit mapping is not
correct then the test will fail after enough frames have been sent to exhaust the
initial credit. VC mapping is not tested if the extonly operand is enabled.
■ Proper Trunking of backend ports. The frames are sent in bursts. If the
trunking is not set up properly the burst of frames will not arrive in order.
Note: Since the frames are received without “spinning” first, this test is not as
exhaustive as spinFab.
backPort