Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide Supporting Fabric OS v6.3.0 (53-1001336-02, November 2009)

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Equipment status
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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 FC10-6 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 FR4-18i ENABLED
The possible fields and their values are outlined below.
Verifying fabric connectivity
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account assigned to the admin role.
2. Enter the fabricShow command. This command displays a summary of all the switches in the
fabric.
Field Value
Slot Displays the physical slot number.
Blade Type Displays the blade type.
SW BLADE: The blade is a port blade.
CP BLADE: The blade is a control processor.
CORE BLADE: The blade is a core blade (Brocade DCX and DCX-4S only).
AP BLADE: The blade is the FR4-18i blade.
UNKNOWN: The blade is not present or its type is not recognized.
ID Displays the hardware ID of the blade type.
See Table 3 on page 30 for a list of blades and their corresponding IDs.
Model Name Displays the model name of the blade.
Status Displays the status of the blade.
DIAG RUNNING POST1: The blade is present, powered on, and running the post-initialization
power-on self test (POST).
DIAG RUNNING POST2: The blade is present, powered on, and running the POST.
ENABLED: The blade is on and enabled.
ENABLED (User Ports Disabled): The blade is on, but external ports have been disabled with the
bladeDisable command.
DISABLED: The blade is powered on but disabled.
FAULTY: The blade is faulty because an error was detected. The reason code numbers displayed
are used by Support personnel to assist with problem diagnosis. Review the system error logs for
more information.
INITIALIZING: The blade is present, powered on, and initializing hardware components.
INSERTED, NOT POWERED ON: The blade is present in the slot but is turned off.
LOADING: The blade is present, powered on, and loading the initial configuration.
POWERING UP: The blade is present and powering on.
UNKNOWN: The blade is inserted but its state cannot be determined.
VACANT: The slot is empty.