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Version Description
9.7(0.0) Introduced on the S6000-ON.
9.7(0.0) Introduced this command.
remote-exec
Debug and troubleshoot switch hardware using remote commands.
NOTE: Use the remote-exec command only with the guidance of an engineer from Dell Networking Technical Support.
Syntax
remote-exec {cp | rp | linecard slot-id} hw-command
Parameters
cp Enter the keyword cp to troubleshoot Control Processor CPU operation.
rp Enter the keyword rp to troubleshoot Route Processor CPU operation.
linecard slot-id Enter the linecard slot-id to troubleshoot line-card CPU operation. The
range of line-card slot IDs is from 0 to 2. Each line-card CPU processes packets on
the corresponding Z9500 line card.
hw-command Enter the debug command that Dell Networking Tech Support gives you.
Defaults none
Command Modes
● EXEC
● EXEC Privilege
Command
History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the relevant Dell
Networking OS Command Line Reference Guide.
The following is a list of the Dell Networking OS version history for this command.
Version 9.2(1.0) Introduced on the Z9500.
Version 9.2(0.0) Modified the drops keyword range, unit keyword range and added the buffer
and cpu management statistics options.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.5 Added i2c statistics and sata-interfaces statistics.
Version 8.3.11.4 Added user port information.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Usage
Information
Use the remote-exec command to remotely execute a command on the Route Processor and line-card
(LP) processor from the Control Processor.
Related
Commands
show hardware — displays information on hardware components.
show control-traffic
Display information about the control traffic transmitted on a Z9500 CPU: Route Processor, Control Processor, or line card.
Syntax
show control—traffic {cp | rp | linecard slot-id} counters
Parameters
cp Enter the keyword cp to display control-traffic information from the Control
Processor CPU.
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