HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.
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About this guide This guide provides information about: • Setting up and configuring the HP StorageWorks Multi-protocol (MP) Router • Maintaining and operating the MP Router • Basic troubleshooting and diagnostics Intended audience This guide is intended for system administrators and technicians who are experienced with the following: • HP StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Area Network (SAN) switches • XPath Operating System (OS) 7.4.
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1 XPath OS CLI commands This chapter lists the MP Router command line interface (CLI) commands in alphabetical order. It also shows their syntax and operands, and provides examples of their usage. You can access the same information for each command by using the help command on the MP Router. For example, to get information about the aliadd command, enter help aliadd at the command prompt, as follows: switch:admin> help aliadd XPath OS 7.4.
agtCfgSet Configures Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agent system parameters and trap recipient. Synopsis agtcfgset Availability admin Description Use this command to set the sysDescr, sysLocation, and sysContact parameters of the MIB-II system group. All these parameters accept letters, digits, spaces, underscores, hyphens, and percent and dollar signs, with a maximum length of 255 characters. This command also configures the sweventTrapLevel.
Examples In the following example, sysLocation is changed from End User Premise to Hardware Lab. The community string of the first trap recipient is changed from com23 to public, and the IP address of the second trap recipient is changed from 192.168.74.12 to 192.168.74.13: switch:admin> agtcfgset Customize MIB-II system variables......
agtCfgShow Displays SNMP agent system parameters and trap recipient. Synopsis agtcfgshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the sysDescr, sysLocation, and sysContact parameters of the MIB-II system group, swEventTrapLevel, and trap recipients: sysDescr System (router) description (in the MIB-II definition). The default value is MP_ROUTER. sysLocation System location (in MIB-II). The default value is End User Premise. sysContact System contact information.
aliAdd Adds a member to an alias. Synopsis aliadd “aliName“, “aliMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to add one or more members to an existing alias, aliName. The aliMemberList option is one or more semicolon-separated world wide names (WWNs), and domain,port pairs, or iSCSI qualified names (IQNs). For a description of members, see aliCreate. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow).
aliCreate Creates an alias. Synopsis alicreate “aliName“, “aliMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to create a new alias, aliName, which must be unique among all other alias or zone object names. The aliMemberList operand is one or more semicolon-separated WWNs, domain,port pairs, or iSCSI qualified names (IQNs). An alias name is one letter followed by any combination and number of letters, digits, and underscore characters.
Examples To create two aliases, ALIAS_1 and ALIAS_2: switch:admin> alicreate "ALIAS_1", "21:00:00:20:37:65:ec:43; 20,3" switch:admin> alicreate "ALIAS_2", "iqn.2001-04.com.example:arraysa86" See also aliAdd aliDelete aliRemove aliShow XPath OS 7.4.
aliDelete Deletes an alias. Synopsis alidelete “aliName“ Availability admin Description Use this command to delete alias aliName. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across MP Router reboots, save to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
aliRemove Removes a member from an alias. Synopsis aliremove “aliName“, “aliMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to remove one or more members from an existing alias. For the description of members, see the aliCreate help. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command.
aliShow Displays zone information. Synopsis alishow [-i][“pattern”] Availability all users Description Use this command with no parameters to display all zone configuration information (both defined and effective configurations). If a parameter is specified, it is used as a pattern to match alias names, and those that match in the defined configuration are displayed. Patterns might contain the following: • Question mark (?), which matches any single character.
altBoot Boots the switch to the other flash image. Synopsis altboot Availability admin Description Use this command to boot the switch to the inactive bank. NOTE: The command does not boot the switch if there is no XPath OS present in the inactive bank. When a firmware commit for the bank is scheduled, the command prompts the administrator for confirmation of a firmwareCommit of the inactive bank before booting the switch.
bannerSet Sets the security banner on the MP Router. Synopsis bannerset [banner] Availability admin Description Use this command to set the security banner on the MP Router. The security banner is a string of alphanumeric characters that is displayed whenever a user tries to log in to an MP Router. Create the banner by using the banner operand or enter bannerSet without an operand for an interactive session. To close the banner text string, enter a period at the beginning of a new line.
bannerShow Displays the security banner on the local MP Router. Synopsis bannershow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the security banner on the local MP Router. Operands none Examples To display the banner on the local MP Router: switch:admin> bannershow My platform. See also bannerSet XPath OS 7.4.
beacon Blinks the system LED on the MP Router. Synopsis beacon [on | off] Availability admin Description Use this command to blink the system LED on the MP Router, which makes it easier for administrators to identify a particular MP Router in their data centers. The LED alternately blinks green and amber for a second. NOTE: If an MP Router is disabled and then enabled while beaconing, the MP Router LED no longer blinks. Operands This command has the following optional operands: on Turns the beacon on.
burninErrShow Displays errors stored in the nonvolatile memory on the MP Router during burn-in. Synopsis burninerrshow Availability admin Description Use this command to display errors stored in nonvolatile memory on the MP Router during burn-in. Operands none Examples To display burn-in errors: switch:admin> burninerrshow See also diagSetBurnin diagStopBurnin XPath OS 7.4.
burninStatus Displays burn-in status. Synopsis burninstatus Availability admin Description Use this command to display the burn-in status of the system. The output contains the state, status, current run number, current command in the run, total commands in the run, and the burn-in script name. Operands none Examples To display the burn-in status: switch:admin> burninstatus State Status Run Cmd TotCmds Script ABORT PASS 3 18 41 switchess.
celloPortTest Performs a functional test of the MP Router fabric ASIC. Synopsis celloporttest [-t port_list] [-r port_list] [-n count] [-l length] [-c chk_content] Availability admin Description Use this command to test the connection between the port ASICs and the switching ASICs. All ports involved in the test must be diagnostics-enabled (using portDiagEnable) prior to running this test.
See also crossPortTest portDiagDisable portDiagEnable portLoopbackTest 28 XPath OS CLI commands
cfgActvShow Displays effective zone configuration information. Synopsis cfgactvshow [-i] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the effective zone configuration information. The effective configuration is a single zone configuration that is currently in effect. The devices that an initiator sees are based on this configuration. The effective configuration is built when a specified zone configuration is enabled.
cfgAdd Adds a new member to a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgadd “cfgName“, “cfgMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to add one or more members to an existing zone configuration, cfgName. The cfgMemberList operand is a semicolon-separated list of one or more zone names. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command.
cfgClear Clears all defined zone configurations. Synopsis cfgclear Availability admin Description Use this command to clear all defined zone information from the fabric. Disable all zone configurations before running the command. After clearing the defined zone information, use the cfgDisable command to disable and clear the zone configuration in nonvolatile memory for all the switches in the fabric.
cfgCreate Creates a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgcreate “cfgName“, “cfgMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to create a new zone configuration, cfgName, which cannot be used for any other zone object. cfgMemberList is a semicolon-separated list of one or more zone names. A zone configuration name is a letter followed by any number of letters, digits, and underscores. Names are case sensitive; for example, Cfg_1 and cfg_1 are different zone configurations. Spaces are ignored.
cfgDelete Deletes a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgdelete “cfgName“ Availability admin Description Use this command to delete a zone configuration, cfgName. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across MP Router reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
cfgDisable Disables a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgdisable Availability admin Description Use this command to disable the current zone configuration. The fabric returns to nonzoning mode, in which all devices are known to each other.
cfgEnable Enables a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgenable “cfgName“ Availability admin Description Use this command to commit any defined zone configuration to both volatile and nonvolatile memory and to enable the specified zone configuration. The specified zone configuration is built by checking for undefined zone names, zone alias names, or other inconsistencies and by expanding zone aliases, removing duplicate entries, and installing the effective configuration.
cfgRemove Removes a member from a zone configuration. Synopsis cfgremove “cfgName“, “cfgMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to remove one or more members from an existing zone configuration, cfgName. cfgMemberList is a semicolon-separated list of one or more zone names. If all members are removed, the zone configuration is deleted. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow).
cfgSave Saves zoning configurations to nonvolatile memory. Synopsis cfgsave Availability admin Description Use this command to save the current zone configuration. The defined configuration and the name of the effective configuration are written to nonvolatile memory in all MP Routers in the fabric. This saved configuration is automatically reloaded by the MP Router on power-up; if a configuration was in effect when it was saved, the same configuration is reinstalled after power-up.
cfgShow Displays zone configuration information. Synopsis cfgshow [pattern][-i] Availability all users Description Use this command without parameters to display all zone configuration information (both defined and effective configurations). The defined configuration displays the complete set of all zone objects that have been defined in the fabric. Multiple zone configurations might be defined (although only one can be in effect at a time).
Examples To display all zone configuration information with the iSCSI name: switch:admin> cfgshow -i Defined configurations: Cfg: USA_cfg ZONE_A;ZONE_B Zone: ZONE_A 21:01:00:e0:8b:22:a2:38 20,4 Zone: ZONE_B 21:00:00:20:37:c8:97:04 iqn.2001-04.com.example:arraysa86 Effective configuration: Cfg: USA_cfg Zone: ZONE_A 21:01:00:e0:8b:22:a2:38 20,4 Zone: ZONE_B 21:00:00:20:37:c8:97:04 iqn.2001-04.com.
cfgSize Displays size details for the zone database. Synopsis cfgsize Availability all users Description Use this command to display the size details for the zone database. The size details include the following (all sizes are in bytes): Zone DB max size The upper limit for the defined configuration. Current DB size The size of the defined configuration.
chassisShow Displays chassis information. Synopsis chassisshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display general chassis-level hardware status information and configuration. The domain ID is either an unconfigured default value of 100 or a specific configured value. In the former case, the MP Router runtime domain ID can be changed by the fabric.
clear Clears the MP Router screen. Synopsis clear Availability all users Description Use this command to clear the MP Router screen.
configDefault Sets system parameters to factory defaults.
configDownload Restores the MP Router configuration from a host file. Synopsis configdownload -h hostName -f fileName [-u userName] [-p password] [-t fileTransferProtocol] [-l] Availability admin Description Use this command to download the configuration file from a specified FTP or Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) server. The default FTP account is used if either the user name or password is not specified. The default file transfer protocol is FTP.
configShow Displays current fabric-related MP Router parameters. Synopsis configshow [route] Availability all users Description Use this command to display current fabric-related MP Router parameters, which can be set through the configure command. In addition, the configshow command displays static Fibre Channel Shortest Path First (FSPF) routes. Route display format includes: route.ucastRoute.Count:route_count route.ucastRoute.port.
configUpload Backs up the MP Router configuration to a host file. Synopsis configupload [-h hostName] [-f destinationFileName] [-u userName] [-p password] [-t fileTransferProtocol] [-l] Availability admin Description Use this command to upload the configuration file to a specified FTP or TFTP server. The default FTP account is used if either the user name or password are not specified. The default file transfer protocol is FTP.
configure Sets fabric-related MP Router configuration parameters. Synopsis configure Availability admin Description Use this command to interactively set the following fabric-related MP Router configuration parameters: Domain The domain number uniquely identifies the MP Router in a fabric. This value is automatically assigned by the fabric if it is not configured by the user. BB Credit The buffer-to-buffer (BB) credit represents the number of frame-receipt buffers available to attached devices.
End-device RSCN Transmission Mode This specifies the transmission mode of registered state change notification (RSCN) extended link service (ELS) to the end devices: 0 Single process ID (PID) for each payload 1 Multiple PIDs for each payload 2 Fabric-format RSCN only This command cannot be executed on an enabled system; you must first disable the system using the switchDisable command. See Chapter 2 for more information.
configureZoning Configures zone configuration parameters. Synopsis configurezoning Availability admin Description Use this command to configure zoning-related parameters. The parameters are as follows: Disable NodeName Zone Checking Hard Zoning Supported yes Disables or ignores the node name (node WWN) members in the zone. no Enables the node name (node WWN) members in the zone. yes Enables hard zoning support. no Disables hard zoning support.
configZoningShow Displays zoning configuration parameters. Synopsis configzoningshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display zoning-related parameters. The parameters are as follows: disableNodenameZone HardZoningSupported yes Ignores the node name (node WWN) members in the zone. no Enables the node name (node WWN) members in the zone. yes Enables hard zoning support. no Disables hard zoning support.
crossPortTest Tests the wire-side transmitting and receiving paths between two ports. Synopsis crossporttest [-p port_list] [-n frame_count] [-l length] [-s speed] [-m mac] Availability admin Description Use this command to test the wire-side connection between two ports. This test generates frames from one port and sends them through an external fiber to another port. Each participating port is both a frame producer and a frame consumer. The transmitting and receiving operations occur in parallel.
To send out 1024 frames from ports 12 and 13 in gigabit Ethernet mode: switch:admin> crossporttest -p 12-13 -n 1024 -l 1024 -m 1 crossporttest -p 12-13 -n 1024 -l 1024 -s 2 -m 1 Port Tx fr Tx bytes Rx fr Rx bytes CrcT CrcR BadT BadR RSLT ---- -------- ------------ -------- ------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---000C 00000400 000000104800 00000400 000000104800 0000 0000 0000 0000 PASS 000D 00000400 000000104800 00000400 000000104800 0000 0000 0000 0000 PASS See also portDiagDisable portDiagEnable portLoop
date Displays or sets date and time. Synopsis date [-nu] [-r seconds] [+format] date [[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]hh]mm[.ss] Description Use this command to display the current date and time. Providing arguments formats the date and time in a user-defined method or sets the date. Only admin can set the date. The date is read-only if tsClockServer is set to an external time server.
Examples To display the date and time: switch:admin> date ’+DATE: %m/%d/%y%nTIME: %H:%M:%S’ To set the date to June 13, 2003, 4:27 PM: switch:admin> date 8506131627 To set the time to 2:32 PM without modifying the date: switch:admin> date 1432 See also timeZoneSet tsClockServer 54 XPath OS CLI commands
diagDisablePost Disables power-on self-test (POST) diagnostics. Synopsis diagdisablepost Availability admin Description Use this command to disable POST. POST is skipped on the next MP Router reboot. Operands none Examples To disable POST: switch:admin> diagdisablepost See also diagEnablePost diagPost XPath OS 7.4.
diagEnablePost Enables POST diagnostics. Synopsis diagenablepost Availability admin Description Use this command to enable POST. Reboot the MP Router after enabling it to run POST.
diagHelp Displays diagnostic commands. Synopsis diaghelp Availability admin Description Use this command to display diagnostic commands.
diagPortMailbox Tests the internal service modules of the port ASIC. Synopsis diagportmailbox -p port_index -m mailbox_service_type Availability admin Description Use this command to test the accelerator logic of the port ASIC. The actual tests are executed by the embedded port processors. The port involved in the test must be diagnostics-enabled (using portDiagEnable) prior to running this test. Operands This command has the following required operands: -p port_index Specifies a port index (0 to 15).
diagPortMem Tests the specific memory of a particular port. Synopsis diagportmem -p port_index -m memory_type [-t test_data_pattern] [-f testing_size_factor] Availability admin Description Use this command to test the memory subsystem of a particular port. The data write/read test executes the address and data bus verifications by running address-hashing patterns or incremental-data patterns in the entire memory.
-f testing_size_factor Specifies testing size. The default is 1 (all).
diagPortMemArm Tests a particular memory subsystem by internal port CPU. Synopsis diagportmemarm -p port_index -m memory_type [-f testing_size_factor] Availability admin Description Use this command to test particular port-specific memories. The tests are run by the internal port CPU. The data write/read test executes the address and data bus verifications by running both the address-hashing pattern and the incremental-data pattern in the entire memory.
diagPost Sets or displays diagnostic power-on self-test (POST) configuration. Synopsis diagpost [mode] Availability admin Description This command enables and disables POST. For Post to run, the MP Router must be rebooted after enabling POST. NOTE: By default, POST is enabled. Operands This command has the following operand: mode Specifies the mode as 1 (enabled) or 0 (disabled). If a mode is not specified, the currently set mode is displayed.
diagSetBurnin Initializes the MP Router for a burn-in run. Synopsis diagsetburnin [script | -current] Availability admin Description Use this command to set up the MP Router burn-in parameters for the registered burn-in script. The burn-in starts at the next reboot. The errors and activity logs are stored in nonvolatile memory. The activity log of the script is saved in /var/log/scriptname.1.log. The errors produced are available in the error log saved in /var/log/scriptname.1.log.fail.
diagSetCycle Sets diagnostic script parameters. Synopsis diagsetcycle script [-show | -default | [-keyword value ... ]] Availability admin Description Use this command to provide an interactive method to update diagnostic command parameters. Specifying script without parameters displays all configuration variables used by the specified script and initiates an interactive session.
diagStopBurnin Terminates the burn-in run on an MP Router. Synopsis diagstopburnin Availability admin Description Use this command to determine which process ID (PID) is running burn-in on an MP Router and to terminate that activity. The burn-in script handles the logging cleanup. The change does not require a reboot to take effect. Operands none Examples To terminate the burn-in run: switch:admin> diagstopburnin No burnin script active.
diagUpload Uploads diagnostic information from daemons and an application to an FTP server. Synopsis diagupload -h hostName -d destinationDirectory -u userName -p password [-f fileName] Availability admin Description Use this command to upload the core dumps and supportShow information in the /usr/cores directory or to upload a specified core-dump file to a specified FTP server. The diagUpload command might fail for the following reasons: • The host is not known to the MP Router.
dlsReset Turns off the dynamic load sharing option. Synopsis dlsreset Availability admin Description Use this command to prevent load sharing when a fabric change occurs; otherwise, working ports could be affected. See dlsSet for a full description of dynamic load sharing. Operands none Examples To turn off dynamic load sharing: switch:admin> dlsreset DLS feature disabled See also dlsSet dlsShow iodReset iodSet iodShow trunkReset trunkSet trunkShow XPath OS 7.4.
dlsSet Turns on the dynamic load sharing option. Synopsis dlsset Availability admin Description Use this command to allow load sharing when a fabric change occurs. Routing is done on a per-source-port basis. This means that all the traffic coming in from a port (either E_Port or Fx_Port) directed to the same remote domain is routed through the same output E_Port. To optimize fabric utilization, when there are multiple equivalent paths to a remote MP Router, traffic is shared among all the paths.
See also dlsReset dlsShow iodReset iodSet iodShow nbrStateShow topologyShow trunkReset trunkSet trunkShow urouteShow XPath OS 7.4.
dlsShow Displays the state of the dynamic load sharing option. Synopsis dlsshow Availability all users Description Use this command to see whether dynamic load sharing is on (set) or off.
errClear Clears the syslog messages. Synopsis errclear Availability admin Description Use this command to clear the syslog messages. Operands none Examples To clear the syslog messages of the MP Router: switch:admin> errclear See also errShow XPath OS 7.4.
errShow Display the syslog messages. Synopsis errshow [-a] Availability all users Description This command displays the syslog messages, prompting the user to press Enter between each message. See the HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.x system error messages reference guide for descriptions of possible error messages. Operands This command has the following optional operand: Specifies that the syslog messages are displayed without pagination.
eventActionSet Sets the action type for a predefined event. Synopsis eventactionset eventId actionType Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the action type for a predefined event. Operands The following operands are required for set operation: eventId Event identification number. actionType The available action types are: none No action is taken. log Places the event in a RAM-based event log. snmptrap Generates a trap for the event.
eventActionShow Displays the action type for all predefined events. Synopsis eventactionshow [eventID] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the action type for all predefined events. Operands The following operand is optional: Specifies a predefined event. eventID If an operand is specified, the action type of the specified event is displayed.
eventClear Clears the MP Router event log. Synopsis eventclear [-p] Availability admin Description Use this command to clear the MP Router event log. Operands The following operand is optional: Clear events only from the persistent event log. -p If no operand is specified, this command clears the event log in RAM; the persistent event log is not cleared. If the -p option is specified, only the persistent event log is cleared and the error log in RAM is not cleared.
eventLogSize Displays or sets the event log size. Synopsis eventlogsize [LogSize] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or to set the event log size, which controls the maximum number of events captured in the event log. The event log wraps around if the number of events captured reaches the log size. The event log size is between 100 and 2000, in increments of 100. By default, the event log size is 1000.
eventSeverity Displays or sets the severity level for a predefined event. Synopsis eventseverity eventId severityLevel Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the severity level for a predefined event. Operands The following operands are required: eventId Event identification number severityLevel The available severity levels are: panic Indicates a failure that causes the MP Router to malfunction. critical Indicates a failure that affects data traffic among ports.
eventSeverityShow Displays the severity level for all predefined events. Synopsis eventseverityshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the severity level for all predefined events.
eventShow Displays the events in the event log. Synopsis eventshow [-m minutes] [-a] [-n numOfEvents] Availability all users Description Use this command to display all events in the event log by default. To display events that occurred within a previous number of minutes, use the -m operand.. The -a operand displays events without pagination. The -n operand specifies the number of events to display. The timestamp field of each event includes date, time, and GMT offset.
eventShowByNum Displays events in the event log between specific starting and ending event numbers. Synopsis eventshowbynum startingEventNumber endingEventNumber [-a] [-n numOfEvents] Availability all users Description Use this command to display events in the event log between specific starting and ending event numbers. This command displays all events if the starting event number is 1 and the ending event number is –1. The timestamp field of each event includes date, time, and GMT offset.
exit Terminates the shell. Synopsis exit Availability all users Description Use this command to terminate the shell and log out of the MP Router. Operands none Examples To log out of the MP Router: switch:admin> exit See also quit XPath OS 7.4.
fabLogClear Clears the internal debug messages of the fabric controller. Synopsis fablogclear Availability admin Description Use this command to clear the internal debug messages of the fabric controller.
fabLogShow Displays the internal debug messages of the fabric controller. Synopsis fablogshow [-f] Availability admin Description Use this command to display the fabric internal debug messages of the fabric controller. Operands This command has the following optional operand: -f Wait for additional data to append when fabLogShow reaches the end of the log.
fabricShow Displays fabric membership information. Synopsis fabricshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display information about MP Routers and switches in the fabric.
fanShow Displays fan status. Synopsis fanshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display current fan status. The number of fans might vary with different chassis types. Fan status is indexed by sequential numbers and includes OK, FAIL, and NOT_PRESENT. Speed settings are NORMAL and HIGH. If the fan status is OK, the Actual_speed field displays the fan RPMs; otherwise, it displays N/A. The chassisShow command also provides the fan status.
fastBoot Reboots the MP Router, bypassing POST diagnostics. Synopsis fastboot Availability admin Description This command is equivalent to the reboot command except that fastBoot causes the startup routine to omit POST diagnostics (for the next reboot only). CAUTION: This command does not require a confirmation. The MP Router immediately enters the reboot stage after the command is issued.
fazoneAdd Adds a Fabric Assist (FA) zone. Synopsis fazoneAdd “fazoneName“,“fazoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description This command adds a member to an existing FA zone. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across MP Router reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
See also cfgEnable cfgSave cfgShow fazoneCreate fazoneDelete fazoneRemove fazoneShow switchShow 88 XPath OS CLI commands
fazoneCreate Creates a Fabric Assist (FA) zone. Synopsis fazonecreate “fazoneName“,“fazoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to create a new FA zone, fazoneName, which must be unique among all other zone objects. fazoneMemberList is a semicolon-separated list of one or more WWNs, domain,port pairs, FA zone alias names, or it can be exactly one FA host member. A FA zone name is a C-language-style name.
Operands The following operands are required: “fazoneName“ Specify a name for the Fabric Assist zone. The name must be enclosed in quotation marks. “fazoneMemberList“ Specify a member or list of members to add to a Fabric Assist zone. The list must be enclosed in quotation marks, and each member must be separated by a semicolon. A member can be specified by one or more of the following methods: • A fabric domain and area number pair. (View the area numbers for ports using the switchShow command.) • WWNs.
fazoneDelete Deletes a Fabric Assist (FA) zone. Synopsis fazoneDelete “fazoneName“ Availability admin Description Use this command to delete an existing FA zone on a fabric. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across MP Router reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
fazoneRemove Removes members from a Fabric Assist (FA) zone. Synopsis fazoneRemove “fazoneName“, “fazoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to remove one or more members from an existing Fabric Assist zone. Each deleted member must be found by an exact string match. Order is important when removing multiple members of a FA zone. For example, if a Fabric Assist zone contains array2; array3; array4, then removing array4; array3 fails, but removing array3; array4 succeeds.
fazoneShow Displays Fabric Assist (FA) zone information. Synopsis fazoneshow [pattern] Availability all users Description Use this command to display FA zone information. Specifying this command with no parameters or with the second parameter set to zero displays all Fabric Assist zone configuration information for both defined and effective configurations. Defined configuration information is shown from the transaction buffer. See the cfgShow command for a description of this display.
fcipShow Displays the status of an FCIP port. Synopsis fcipshow port [-r] Availability admin Description Use this command to display all configuration information and the current status for an FCIP port. In addition, this command displays FCIP layer counters.
error_frame_ip: 0 error_frame_fc: 0 error_resync: 0 drop_frame_fc: 0 drop_frame_ip: 0 frame_timeout: 0 authen_failure: 0 To display information about FCIP port 3 and reset counters: switch:admin> fcipshow 3 -r See also portCfgFcip portCfgGige portShow XPath OS 7.4.
fcrConfigure Sets MP Router configuration parameters. Synopsis fcrconfigure Availability admin Description Use this command to interactively set the MP Router configuration parameter for this MP Router. This command cannot be executed on an enabled system; you must first disable the system using the switchDisable command. Use this command to set the configuration parameter for this MP Router.
fcrFabricShow Displays MP Routers in a backbone fabric. Synopsis fcrfabricshow Availability all users Description This command displays the MP Routers that exist in an MP Router backbone fabric and displays information about these MP Routers. If there are no active MP Routers present in the backbone fabric, a message is displayed that says that no active MP Routers have been found. An active MP Router is an MP Router with at least one enabled EX_Port.
FCR WWN: 10:00:00:05:1e:12:e0:00, Dom ID: 100, Info: 10.32.156.50, "fcr_mars_8" EX_Port FID Neighbor Switch Info (WWN, enet IP, name) -----------------------------------------------------------------------4 95 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, 10.32.156.31, "mojo_5" 5 95 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, 10.32.156.31, "mojo_5" 6 95 00:00:00:00:00:00:00:00, 10.32.156.
fcrPhyDevShow Displays MP Router physical device information. Synopsis fcrphydevshow [-a all] [-f fabricid] [-w wwn] Availability all users Description This command displays the physical (real) devices that are configured to be exported to other fabrics. A device is considered to be configured to be exported to another fabric if it is a member of a Logical Storage Area Network (LSAN) zone.
Examples To display the physical devices relevant to this MP Router: switch:admin> fcrphydevshow Device WWN Exists Physical PID in Fabric ----------------------------------------2 10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6a:68 c70000 3 50:05:07:65:05:84:09:0e 0100ef 3 50:05:07:65:05:84:0b:83 0100e8 See also fcrFabricShow fcrProxyDevShow fcrRouteShow lsanZoneShow switchShow 100 XPath OS CLI commands
fcrProxyConfig Displays and configures proxy devices presented by an MP Router. Synopsis fcrproxyconfig [-s slot [importedFID devWWN slot]] [-r remove [importedFID devWWN]] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the persistent configuration of proxy devices presented by the local MP Router. If no optional parameter is given, the command displays the persistent proxy device configuration; otherwise, it sets the specified attributes to their new values.
Operands This command has the following operands: -s importedFID devWWN slot The -s option adds the specified WWN (format: xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx) to the specified slot (format xxyyh, where xx is the translate domain port number, yy is the AL_PA) for the edge fabric specified (1 to 128).
To remove device WWN 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 from its persistent slot in fabric 5: fcr:admin> fcrproxyconfig -r 5 00:11:22:33:44:55:66:77 WWN deleted from proxy device slot See also fcrPhyDevShow fcrProxyDevShow fcrXlateConfig lsanZoneShow switchShow XPath OS 7.4.
fcrProxyDevShow Displays MP Router proxy device information. Synopsis fcrproxydevshow [-a all] [-f fabricid] [-w wwn] Availability all users Description This command displays the proxy devices presented by FCR EX_Ports and information about the proxy devices. A proxy device is a virtual device presented to a fabric by an MP Router. A proxy device represents a real device on another edge fabric. When a proxy device is created in a fabric, the real device is considered to be imported into this fabric.
Operands This command has the following optional operands: -a all Displays all proxy devices for all MP Routers in the same backbone fabric, whether or not they are relevant to this MP Router. -f fabricid Displays proxy devices in the specified fabric. -w wwn Displays proxy devices with the specified port WWN.
fcrResourceShow Displays MP Router physical resource usage. Synopsis fcrresourceshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display MP Router available resources. The maximum number allowed versus the number currently used is displayed for the various resources. The output is as follows: LSAN Zones The maximum versus currently used LSAN zones. LSAN Devices The maximum versus currently used LSAN device database entries. Each proxy or physical device constitutes an entry.
Examples To display the resource usage for the local MP Router: fcr:admin> fcrresourceshow Daemon Limits: Max Allowed Currently Used ---------------------------------LSAN Zones: 1000 4 LSAN Devices: 10000 14 Proxy Device Slots: 10000 4 WWN Pool Size Allocated ---------------------------------Phantom Node WWN: 4096 11 Phantom Port WWN: 16384 37 Port Limits: Max proxy devices: 2000 Max NR_Ports: 1000 Currently Used(row 1: proxy, row2: NR_Ports): 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
fcrRouteShow Displays MP Router route information. Synopsis fcrrouteshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display routes through the MP Router backbone fabric to accessible destination edge fabrics. An MP Router backbone fabric is the fabric that contains the E/F_Ports of this MP Router and routes interfabric traffic between edge fabrics, creating a meta-SAN. There are MP Router NR_Ports that reside on the backbone fabric. MP Router NR_Ports send/receive interfabric traffic.
Examples To display the route information: switch:admin> fcrrouteshow Destination NR_Port Fabric Id PID FCRP Cost WWN of Principal Switch in the Dest. Fabric ----------------------------------------------------------5 650200 1000 10:00:00:60:69:90:10:ba 5 650300 1000 10:00:00:60:69:90:10:ba 7 660200 1000 10:00:00:60:69:c0:6e:84 9 660400 1000 10:00:00:60:69:10:57:c3 See also fcrConfigure fcrFabricShow fcrPhyDevShow fcrProxyDevShow fcrXlateConfig XPath OS 7.4.
fcrXlateConfig Displays or persistently configures a translate (xlate) domain’s domain ID. Synopsis fcrxlateconfig [-r remove] edge FabricIdremote FabricIdpreferred DomainId Availability admin Description Use this command to display a translate domain’s domain ID or change the preferred domain ID. A translate domain is a phantom domain created by a Fibre Channel (FC) router. FC routers emulate proxy devices representing real devices in remote fabrics.
To set the preferred domain ID of the translate domain created in fabric 2 that represents remote fabric 3 to a value of 1: switch:admin> fcrxlateconfig 2 3 1 xlate domain already configured, overwrite?(y) y ****** 2 3 1 To clear the preferred domain ID of the translate domain created in fabric 2 that represents remote fabric 3: switch:admin> fcrxlateconfig -r 2 3 xlate domain deleted See also portCfgEXPort portDisable portEnable portShow portStart portStop XPath OS 7.4.
firmwareCommit Commits the current firmware image to the alternate bank. Synopsis firmwarecommit Availability admin Description Use this command to commit (copy) the current firmware image from the primary partition to the secondary partition. To maintain the integrity of the firmware image in the flash memory, the firmwareDownload command initially updates only the secondary partition.
firmwareDownload Downloads MP Router software from an FTP server. Synopsis firmwaredownload -b -n hostIpAddr userName pfile password Availability admin Description Use this command to download and install the MP Router software from a remote FTP server to the platform’s nonvolatile storage banks in a single step.
pfile A fully qualified path and file name for the firmware package list, for example, /v7.4.0/release.plist. Absolute path names can be specified using forward slashes ( / ). password The password for userName. -b Activates autoreboot mode. After downloading firmware, the system must be rebooted for the new firmware to become active. When this operand is not specified, you must issue the reboot command to activate the download image.
firmwareShow Displays the versions on all firmware partitions in the system. Synopsis firmwareshow Availability admin Description Use this command to display the firmware versions on the primary and secondary partitions. Operands none Examples switch:admin> firmwareshow =========================== Active (Bank 2) Version =========================== =================== Installed Packages: =================== Package Name: xpath_os_v7.4.
fspfShow Displays FSPF protocol information. Synopsis fspfshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the Fibre Channel Shortest Path First (FSPF) protocol information and some internal data structures.
h Displays the most recent 20 commands executed. Synopsis h Availability all users Description Use this command to display the most recent 20 commands executed. Operands none Examples To display the history of commands executed: switch:admin> h See also none XPath OS 7.4.
help Displays the manual (man) page of a command. Synopsis help [“command”] Availability all users Description Use this command without a parameter to display an alphabetical list of commands for which help is available. With a parameter, the command displays the man page of the specified command. If no help is available for the command, a message that states there is no help for the command appears.
ifcsDisable Disables the IP storage fabric configuration server (iFCS) function in the fabric. Synopsis ifcsdisable Availability admin Description Use this command to disable the iFCS function in the fabric and place all IP-aware routers currently in primary and secondary mode in stand-alone mode. NOTE: Issue this command from the primary iFCS only. Operands none Examples To disable the iFCS function: switch:admin> ifcsdisable Starting ifcsdisable ..........
ifcsEnable Enables the IP storage fabric configuration server (iFCS) function in the fabric by making the MP Router the primary iFCS MP Router. Synopsis ifcsenable Availability admin Description Use this command to enable the iFCS function by selecting this MP Router to be the primary iFCS and making the remaining IP-aware MP Routers to be secondary.
ifcsShow Displays the status of all IP storage fabric configuration server (iFCS) routers in the fabric. Synopsis ifcsshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the current status of all iFCS and IP-aware routers in the fabric. Operands none Examples To display the current status of all iFCS routers in the fabric: switch:admin> ifcsshow WWN IP Address Status 10:00:00:05:1e:15:84:00 10.32.154.190 PRIMARY 10:00:00:05:1e:12:de:00 10.32.154.
ifModeShow Displays the operation mode for a management Ethernet interface. Synopsis ifmodeshow [mgmtPortNum] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the operation mode for a management Ethernet interface. Operands The following operand is optional: mgmtPortNum Specifies the port number of the management Ethernet interface.
interfaceShow Displays FSPF interface information. Synopsis interfaceshow [port] Availability all users Description Use this command to display all the data structures associated with one or all the FSPF interfaces on the MP Router. An FSPF interface corresponds to an E_Port. If no arguments are specified, this command displays the interface information for all E_Ports. The following fields appear: LocalPortId The local port ID.
No. of commands accepted The total number of commands accepted from the neighbor MP Router or switch. It includes Hellos, Link State Updates (LSUs), and Link State Acknowledgements (LSAs). No. of invalid cmds received The number of invalid commands received from the neighbor MP Router or switch. Typically, these are commands with an FSPF version number later than the one running on the local MP Router or switch. No.
Neighbor 1 data structure: state = NB_ST_FULL lastTransition = Tue Jul nghbId = 1 remPort = 1 nflags = 3 initCount = 1 lastInit = Tue Jul inactivity time out value = 80 hello time out value = 20 rXmit time out value = 5 No. of commands accepted = 268 No. of invalid cmds received = 0 No. of hello received = 258 No. of LSUs received = 5 No. of LSAs received = 5 No. of Hellos xmit attempted = 258 No. of Hellos transmitted = 258 No. of LSUs transmit attempted = 4 No.
iodReset Turns off the in-order delivery option. Synopsis iodreset Availability admin Description Use this command to allow out-of-order delivery of frames during fabric topology changes. This is the default behavior, because it allows fast rerouting after a fabric topology change. Operands none Examples To turn off the in-order delivery option: switch:admin> iodreset in-order delivery option cleared.
iodSet Turns on the in-order delivery option. Synopsis iodset Availability admin Description Use this command to enforce in-order delivery of frames during fabric topology changes. In a stable fabric, frames are always delivered in order, even when the traffic between MP Routers is shared among multiple paths. However, when a topology change occurs in the fabric (for instance, a link goes down), traffic is rerouted around the failure.
iodShow Displays the state of the in-order delivery option. Synopsis iodshow Availability all users Description Use this command to determine whether in-order delivery during topology changes is on or off.
ipaddrSet Sets the IP configuration for an Ethernet management interface. Synopsis ipaddrset mgmtPortNum -i ipAddress -n netMask -g gateway -a action [-s] [-r] Availability admin Description Use this command to set the IP configuration for an Ethernet management interface. Operands The following operands are required: mgmtPortNum Selects one of the two management Ethernet interfaces available on the front panel. -i ipAddress Specifies an Ethernet management port number of 1 or 2.
To reset IP configuration of management interface 2 to factory defaults: switch:admin> ipaddrset 2 -r -a cfgafterreboot See also ipaddrShow svipAddrSet svipAddrShow 130 XPath OS CLI commands
ipaddrShow Displays the Ethernet management interface IP configuration. Synopsis ipaddrshow [mgmtPortNum] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the IP configuration for one or all Ethernet management interfaces. Operands The following operand is optional: mgmtPortNum Specifies the management Ethernet port number. Examples To display the IP configuration of Ethernet management interface 1: switch:admin> ipaddrshow 1 MGMT 1 Configuration Current IP Address 10.33.58.20 10.
iscsiAuthCfg Displays and configures the iSCSI authentication database. Synopsis iscsiauthcfg [-i iSCSI_IQN -c iSCSI_CHAP_Secret] [-d iSCSI_IQN [-c iSCSI_CHAP_Secret]] Availability admin Description Use this command to display and configure the iSCSI authentication database. To display the database, execute iscsiAuthCfg without operands. If the same iSCSI qualified name (IQN) maps to two different CHAP secrets, the status of the entry is displayed as Conflict.
iscsiFailoverAdd Adds a failover world wide name (WWN) for the local MP Router. Synopsis iscsifailoveradd failover-switch-wwn Availability admin Description Use this command to add a failover MP Router. The IP storage fabric configuration server (iFCS) function must be enabled so that the high availability (HA) function works appropriately. Operands The following operand is required: failover-switch-wwn Specifies the WWN of the failover MP Router.
iscsiFailoverDelete Deletes a previously configured failover MP Router. Synopsis iscsifailoverdelete Availability admin Description Use this command to remove a previously configured failover MP Router.
iscsiPortShow Displays iSCSI sessions and port counters on the specified portal. Synopsis iscsiportshow port [-r] Availability all users Description Use this command to display all the iSCSI sessions in the system and the counters of an iSCSI port. Operands This command has the following operands: port Identifies the port. (required) -r Resets the counter.
iSCSI Data Out : 0 iSCSI Data In : 17 FC R2T : 0 FC RSP : 18 iSCSI Error PDU : 0 FC Error PDU : 0 iSCSI SNACK : 0 iSCSI NOP OUT : 0 iSCSI Text : 1 iSCSI Logout : 1 iSCSI Abort Tsk : 0 iSCSI Task Mgmt : 0 See also portCfgGige portShow 136 XPath OS CLI commands
iscsiShow Displays an overview of the iSCSI status on the MP Router. Synopsis iscsishow Availability all users Description Use this command to display an overview of the iSCSI status on the MP Router.
iscsiWwnAlloc Displays and configures the IQN-to-WWN mapping database. Synopsis iscsiwwnalloc [-i iSCSI_IQN [-n node_WWN -p port_WWN]] [-d iSCSI_IQN [-n node_WWN]] [-v] Availability admin Description Use this command to display and configure the IQN-to-WWN mapping database. To display the database, execute iscsiWwnAlloc without operands. If the same IQN maps to two different node WWNs, the status of the entry is displayed as Conflict.
To display the IQN-to-WWN mapping database: switch:admin> iscsiwwnalloc 1 IQN: iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:cp082207 Node WWN: 56:00:51:e1:33:60:00:02 Port WWN: 57:00:51:e1:33:60:00:02 Status: Normal switch:admin> iscsiwwnalloc -v 1 IQN: iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:cp082207 Node WWN: 56:00:51:e1:33:60:00:02 Port WWN: 57:00:51:e1:33:60:00:02 Status: Normal (no zone configuration) To delete the iqn.1991-05.com.microsoft:cp082207 entry: switch:admin> iscsiwwnalloc -d iqn.1991-05.com.
licenseAdd Adds a license key to the system. Synopsis licenseadd “licensekey“ Availability admin Description Some features of the system and of the fabric to which it is connected are optional, licensed products. Without a license installed, the services will not function. Use this command to add a license to the system. A license key is a string of approximately 16 uppercase and lowercase letters and digits. Case is significant.
licenseRemove Removes a license from this system. Synopsis licenseremove “licensekey” Availability admin Description Some features of the system and of the fabric to which it is connected are optional, licensed products. Without a license, the services will not function. Use this command to remove an existing license key from the system. The existing license key must be entered as an operand exactly as shown by licenseShow, including case.
licenseShow Displays installed licenses. Synopsis licenseshow Availability all users Description Some features of the system and of the fabric to which it is connected are optional, licensed products. Without a license, the products will not function. Use this command to display the current, installed licenses and a list of the licensed products that are enabled by these license keys. A license key is a string of approximately 16 uppercase and lowercase letters and digits. Case is significant.
See also licenseAdd licenseRemove XPath OS 7.4.
linkCost Displays or sets the configured port link cost. Synopsis linkcost port [linkcost] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the cost of an interswitch link (ISL). The cost of a link is a dimensionless positive number. It is used by the FSPF path selection protocol to determine the least-costly path for a frame from the source to the destination MP Router or switch. The cost of a path is the sum of the costs of all the ISLs traversed by that path, also known as the metric.
To display the link cost of all ports: switch:admin> linkcost Interface Cost ---------------------0 500 1 2000(STATIC) 2 500 3 500 4 (VE_PORT) 4000 5 500 6 (ISCSI) N/A 7 500 8 500 9 500 10 500 11 (VE_PORT) 1800(STATIC) 12 500 13 500 14 500 15 500 To set the link cost of port 1 to 1000: switch:admin> linkcost 1 1000 port 1 linkcost is set to: 1000 To set the link cost of ports 6 through 8 to 2000: switch:admin> linkcost 6-8 2000 port 6 linkcost is set to: 2000 port 7 linkcost i
lsanZoneShow Displays LSAN zone information. Synopsis lsanzoneshow [-s ] [-f fabricID] [-w wwn] [-z zonename] Availability all users Description This command displays the LSAN zones. The LSAN zones are normal WWN zones created in MP Router EX_Port-connected edge fabrics. The LSAN zones are identified by the case-insensitive text string “LSAN_” in the zone name and contain only port WWNs. The MP Router uses these zones to establish the interfabric device sharing policy.
Examples To display the LSAN zones: switch:admin> lsanzoneshow Fabric ID: 4 Zone Name: lsan_fcr10_0 50:05:07:65:05:84:0b:83 50:05:07:65:05:84:09:0e 10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6a:68 21:00:00:20:37:18:22:55 Fabric ID: 5 Zone Name: lsan_fcr11_0 10:00:00:00:c9:2b:6a:68 21:00:00:20:37:18:22:55 50:05:07:65:05:84:0b:83 50:05:07:65:05:84:09:0e See also fcrFabricShow fcrPhyDevShow fcrProxyDevShow fcrRouteShow switchShow XPath OS 7.4.
lsdbShow Displays the FSPF Link State Database. Synopsis lsdbshow [domain_number] Availability all users Description Use this command to display a Link State Database Record for either one or all the MP Routers or switches in the fabric. The MP Router connects to the fabric when two data structures are involved: the Link State Database Entry and a Link State Record (LSR). The LSR for domain n describes all the links that the MP Router with domain number n has with all its neighbor routers or switches.
Examples To display the LSR owned by domain 58: switch:admin> lsdbshow 58 Domain = 58 Timers Running = 0 flags = 0 numLSAsPending = 0 floodlist = 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Link Record type is Switch Link Record Age of this record in seconds 3 Domain id of switch owning this record = 58 Domain id of the switch advertising the LSR = 58 LSIncarnationNum = 0x800003d0 checksum = 0x6a50 LSRLength = 44 Num Links = 1 Link Id = 71 out port = 1 rem port = 15 link cost = 500 type = 1 See also fabricSho
nbrStateShow Displays the FSPF state of the neighbor. Synopsis nbrstateshow [port] Availability all users Description Use this command to display a synopsis of all the neighbors of the local MP Router or of a specific neighbor if a parameter is supplied. A neighbor is a switch or another MP Router that is attached directly to the local MP Router. The following fields are displayed: Local Domain Id The domain number of the local MP Router. Local Port The E_Port (interface) on the local MP Router.
To display the neighbor state of port 3: switch:admin> nbrstateshow 3 Local Domain Id: 100 Local-Port Domain Remote-Port 3 1 14 state NB_ST_FULL See also fabricShow interfaceShow switchShow XPath OS 7.4.
nbrStatsClear Resets FSPF interface counters. Synopsis nbrstatsclear [port-num] Availability admin Description Use this command to reset the counters of all the different FSPF frames transmitted and received on an interface on the MP Router. Without parameters, this command resets the counters on all the interfaces. Operands The following operand is optional: port-num The port number of the interface whose counters are to be reset.
nsAllShow Displays global Name Server information. Synopsis nsallshow [–v] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the 24-bit Fibre Channel addresses of all devices for all routers or switches in the fabric. Operands The following operand is optional: Verbose mode displays additional information, such as class of service, device port World Wide Name (WWN), and device node WWN.
To display information in verbose mode (-v): switch:admin> nsallshow -v Type Pid COS Port WWN NL 0d02cd 3 22:00:00:04:cf:20:54:ad 20:00:00:04:cf:20:54:ad NL 0d02ce 3 22:00:00:04:cf:27:12:29 20:00:00:04:cf:27:12:29 NL 0d02d1 3 22:00:00:04:cf:22:ea:1d 20:00:00:04:cf:22:ea:1d NL 0d02d2 3 22:00:00:04:cf:22:ea:10 20:00:00:04:cf:22:ea:10 NL 0d02d3 3 22:00:00:04:cf:22:ec:cb 20:00:00:04:cf:22:ec:cb NL 0d02d4 3 22:00:00:04:cf:22:ef:b9 20:00:00:04:cf:22:ef:b9 NL 0d02d5 3 22:00:00:04:cf:
nsShow Displays local Name Server information. Synopsis nsshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display local Name Server information and information about devices connected to this MP Router. The nsAllShow command displays information from all MP Routers or switches. The message No entries in name server is displayed if there is no information for this MP Router; however, there still might be devices connected to other MP Routers or switches in the fabric.
NL 020d2e; 3;21:00:00:04:cf:20:60:aa;20:00:00:04:cf:20:60:aa FC4s: FCP [SEAGATE ST336605FC 0002] Fabric Port Name: 20:0d:00:05:1e:12:ca:00 NL 020d31; 3;21:00:00:04:cf:20:65:cb;20:00:00:04:cf:20:65:cb FC4s: FCP [SEAGATE ST336605FC 0002] Fabric Port Name: 20:0d:00:05:1e:12:ca:00 The Local Name Server has 4 entries } See also nsAllShow switchShow 156 XPath OS CLI commands
passwd Changes a user’s password. Synopsis passwd [-u userName] Availability all users Description Use this command to change a password. When changing a password, you are prompted to enter the old password and the new password, and then you are prompted to confirm the new password. An admin user can reset other users’ passwords to the default password—password—by using the -u operand. The maximum length of a password is eight characters.
pdShow Displays data from a panic dump file. Synopsis pdshow Availability admin Description Use this command to display data from a panic dump file. The panic dump file contains information that might be useful to determine the cause of a system panic.
ping Sends Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts. Synopsis ping [-adfnoqrvDPQRL] [-c count] [-E policy] [-g gateway] [-i interval] [-I ifaddr] [-l preload] [-p pattern] [-s packetsize] [-t tos] [-T ttl] [-w maxwait] host Description Use this command to apply the two IP management ports in the system. For ping functionality on individual ports that are configured for IP instead of Fibre Channel, see the rnPing command.
-l If preload is specified, ping sends the packets as fast as possible before returning to its normal behavior. Only a superuser can use this option. -L Disables loopback when sending to multicast destinations so that the transmitting host does not see the ICMP requests. -n Numeric output only. No attempt is made to look up symbolic names for host addresses. -o Exits successfully after receiving one reply packet.
produced if there is no response. When not using the -f (flood) option, the first interrupt, usually generated by Ctrl-C or Delete, causes ping to wait for its outstanding requests to return. It will wait no longer than the longest round-trip time encountered by previous, successful pings. The second interrupt stops ping immediately. This command is intended for use in network testing, measurement, and management.
pkiShow Displays existing private key infrastructure (PKI) objects. Synopsis pkishow -p port pkishow -s pkishow -a Availability all users Description Use this command to display the existence of PKI objects, such as switch private key, private key passphrase, CSR, root certificate, and switch certificate. Operands This command has the following operands: -a Displays keys for all the ports. -p Specifies the port number to display specific port keys. -s Displays keys for the switch entity.
To display all the keys installed on the switch: switch:admin> pkishow -a Keys for port 0: Private Key : Exist CSR : Exist Certificate : Empty Root Certificate: Exist Keys for port 1: Private Key : Exist CSR : Exist Certificate : Empty Root Certificate: Exist Keys for port 2: Private Key : Exist CSR : Exist Certificate : Empty Root Certificate: Exist Keys for port 3: Private Key : Exist CSR : Exist Certificate : Empty Root Certificate: Exist Keys for port 4: Private Key : Exist CS
portCfgDefault Restore the port configuration to the defaults. Synopsis portcfgdefault port Availability admin Description Use this command to reset any special configuration values on a port to their factory defaults. The default configuration of the port takes effect using the portStart or reboot commands. After running the portCfgDefault command, you need to enable the port using the portEnable command, because the port is disabled by default.
portCfgEPort Displays or sets the port to E_Port mode. Synopsis portcfgeport port [1 | 0] Availability admin Description Use this command either to set the port to E_Port mode or to prevent setting the port to E_Port mode. If no parameter is given, the command displays the current mode. If the parameter is given, it enables or disables E_Port mode.
portCfgEXPort Sets a port as an EX_Port and sets and displays EX_Port configuration parameters. Synopsis portcfgexport port [-a admin] [-f fabricid] [-r ratov] [-e edtov] [-d domainid] [-p pidformat] [-t auto_negotiate_ELP] Availability admin Description Use this command to configure an EX_Port. This command also displays or changes the EX_Port configuration.
"No Primary: Indicates the edge fabric is in secure mode, but there is no primary FCS. "N/A: The edge fabric is not in secure mode. Edge fabric's version stamp Specifies the version of the security database in the fabric and all switches must have the same, or else the port is disabled. Possible values include: "Version stamp string: The version stamp of the security database represented as a string. "N/A: The edge fabric is not in secure mode.
Examples To display the EX_Port configuration of port 0: switch:admin> portcfgexport 0 Admin: enabled State: OK Pid format: core Operate mode: Brocade Native Edge Fabric ID: 4 Front Domain ID: 160 Principal Switch: 5 Principal WWN: 10:00:00:05:1e:34:11:e5 Front domain WWN: 50:00:51:e1:62:0a:de:00 Fabric Parameters: Auto Negotiate R_A_TOV: 10000(N) E_D_TOV: 2000(N) Authentication Type: None DH Group: N/A Hash Algorithm: N/A Edge fabric's primary WWN: N/A Edge fabric's version stamp: N
portCfgFcip Displays or sets the FCIP port configuration. Synopsis portcfgfcip slot-port-range [-i ipaddress] [-a admin] [-w wwn] [-t timeout_enforcement] [-j jumbo_support][-b bandwidth] [-m load_balance_mode {1-, 2-, 3-none}] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the FCIP port IP configuration. If no optional parameter is given, this command displays the currently configured value; otherwise, it sets the specified attributes to the new value.
-b bandwidth If the available bandwidth for FCIP is low, set the value (Mbit/sec) to accomplish better bandwidth utilization. Valid values are 1 to 1000. -m load_balance_mode Sets the load balance mode as follows: 1 Exchange 2 SIL_DID 3 None The default is exchange mode. Examples To display the FCIP configuration of port 3: switch:admin> portcfgfcip 3 admin status : ENABLED ipaddress : 1.1.3.
portCfgGige Displays or sets the IP configuration for a Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) port. Synopsis portcfggige port [-i ipaddress] [-n netmask] [-g gateway] [-p protocol] [-v version] Availability admin Description Use this command to allow display of the port’s GbE configuration or to change the configuration modes of operation. If no optional operand is given, this command displays the currently configured value; otherwise, it sets the specified attributes to the new value.
See also linkCost portCfgEPort portCfgSpeed portCfgTopology portDisable portEnable portShow portType 172 XPath OS CLI commands
portCfgLongDistance Configures a port to support long-distance links. Synopsis portcfglongdistance port [distanceLevel] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the Fibre Channel port long-distance level. This command allows you to allocate enough full-size frames buffers on a particular port to support a long-distance link up to 300 km. Operands This command has the following required operand: port Specifies the port.
See also configShow configure portDisable portEnable portShow portType 174 XPath OS CLI commands
portCfgSpeed Displays or sets the configured port speed. Synopsis portcfgspeed port [speed] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the configured Fibre Channel port speed. If the speed operand is given, the command sets the port to the specified new speed. If no speed operand is given, the command displays the currently configured port speed. The port must be disabled before the speed can be changed.
See also linkCost portCfgEPort portCfgTopology portDisable portEnable portShow 176 XPath OS CLI commands
portCfgTopology Displays or sets the configured port topology. Synopsis portcfgtopology port [topology] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the configured Fibre Channel port topology. If the topology parameter is specified, the command sets the port to the specified new topology. If no parameter is specified, the command displays the currently configured port topology. If the port is configured as an E_Port or EX_Port, the topology is implicitly changed to point-to-point.
See also portCfgEPort portCfgSpeed portDisable portEnable portShow portType 178 XPath OS CLI commands
portDiagClear Clears the port diagnostic error. Synopsis portdiagclear port_list Availability admin Description If a port is marked as faulty after running a diagnostic command, another diagnostic cannot be run on the same port (because it is already faulty). Use this command to clear that faulty condition and allow the same or another diagnostic command to run on that port.
portDiagDisable Disables the port for diagnostics. Synopsis portdiagdisable port_list Availability admin Description Use this command to set the port to normal mode if the port was in diagnostic mode. The port must be returned to normal mode after running a diagnostic command in order to resume normal operation of that port. After running all the selected diagnostic commands on a set of ports, all those ports should be returned to normal mode using the portDiagDisable command.
portDiagEnable Enables the port for diagnostics. Synopsis portdiagenable port_list Availability admin Description Use this command to place one or more ports in diagnostic mode, so that a diagnostic command can be run. If a diagnostic command involves multiple ports, all the ports must be enabled for diagnostics first. After a port is enabled for diagnostics, any number of MP Router diagnostic commands can be run on that port; however, the normal operation of the port ceases.
portDisable Disables a port. Synopsis portdisable port Availability admin Description Use this command to disable a port. You can use this command to quickly disable or stop the laser on the port when troubleshooting a connected device. However, use the portStop command to stop the code to a port for more involved troubleshooting or for reconfiguring the port to Fibre Channel or IP. Operands This command has the following required operand: port Specifies the port.
portEnable Enables a port. Synopsis portenable port Availability admin Description Use this command to enable a port. This command starts the port laser, unlike the portStart command, which loads the port code. Operands This command has the following required operand: port Specifies the port.
portErrShow Displays a port error summary. Synopsis porterrshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display an error summary for all ports. One output line is displayed per port; error counters are displayed in ones, thousands (the number is followed by k), millions (the number is followed by m), or billions (the number is followed by g.) For Ethernet ports, some counters display NA, if the counters are not applicable.
Examples To display the port error summary: FabricAP:admin> porterrshow port frames enc crc type tx rx in err too shrt too bad long eof enc disc link loss loss frjt out c3 fail sync sig fbsy ====================================================================================== 0: FC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1: FC 10.9k 10.9k 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 4 0 0 12 2: FC 9.5k 9.
portLogClear Clears port logs. Synopsis portlogclear [port_num] Availability admin Description Use this command to clear port logs. If no parameter is specified, all port logs are cleared. Clear the port log before triggering an activity you want to observe. For example, if the port log is cleared immediately before connecting an F_Port to the MP Router, portLogShow displays activity related to the F_Port coming online. See portLogShow for a description of port logs.
portLogDisable Disables port logs. Synopsis portlogdisable [port_num] Availability admin Description Use this command to disable port logs. If no parameter for port_num is specified, all port logs are disabled. If port_num is specified, only the port log for that port is disabled. See portLogShow for a description of port logs. NOTE: By default, the port logs are enabled. Operands The following operand is optional: port_num Specifies which ports should be disabled.
portLogDump Displays port logs, without page breaks. Synopsis portlogdump [-c count] [port_num] Availability admin Description Use this command to display all entries in the port log, without page breaks. The portLogDump command is similar to the portLogShow command, which paginates the output. If the port log is disabled, an error message is displayed.
Debug information. Debug Port Port number of the affected port. Len Frame length; 0 for non-frame-related log entries. Log Info Log record information. The log record might be in string format (for example, in PrtSCN event) or a list of integers (for example, Tx/Rx events). Refer to the HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.x system error messages reference guide. Operands The following operands are optional: -c count Maximum number of lines to display. Only the most recent count entries are displayed.
16:24:37.171 WKA Rx 12 48 03fffffd,00fffffd,01c70001,02000000 16:24:37.172 WKA Tx_Ack1 12 24 c0fffffd,00fffffd,1ba70001 16:24:37.172 WKA Rx 12 64 02fffffd,00fffffd,1ba7ffff,14000000 16:24:37.172 fabctl nbr_sm 12 0 Down to Down 16:24:37.172 fabctl nbr_sm 12 0 Down to Init 16:24:37.172 WKA Tx_Ack1 12 24 c0fffffd,00fffffd,08860001 16:24:37.172 WKA Rx 12 92 02fffffd,00fffffd,0886ffff,70840900 16:24:37.172 fabctl Tx 12 64 02fffffd,00fffffd,1ab7ffff,14000000 16:24:37.
portLogEnable Enables port logs. Synopsis portlogenable [port_num] Availability admin Description Use this command to enable port logs. If no parameter is specified, all port logs are enabled. If port_num is specified, only the port log for the specified ports are enabled. NOTE: By default, the port logs are enabled. Operands The following operand is optional: port_num Only the specified port log is enabled.
portLogShow Displays port activity logs. Synopsis portlogshow [-c count] [port_num] Availability admin Description Use this command to display port logs, paginated. The portLogShow command is similar to portLogDump, which does not paginate the output. A port log internally stores entries for each port as a circular buffer. Each port has space to store 2048 log entries. If a port log is disabled, an error message is displayed.
Port Port number of the affected port. Len Frame length; 0 for non-frame-related log entries. Log Info Log record information. The log record might be in string format (for example, in PrtSCN event) or a list of integers (for example, Tx/Rx events). Refer to the HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.x system error messages reference guide. Operands The following operands are optional: -c count Maximum number of lines to display. Only the most recent count entries are displayed.
18:36:52.390 nsd Tx 08 28 23640800,00fffffc,0288ffff,02000000 18:36:52.391 WKA Rx 08 140 22fffffc,00640800,02d6ffff,03000000 18:36:52.394 nsd Tx 08 140 23640800,00fffffc,02d6ffff,02000000 18:36:52.394 WKA Ct_in 08 44 02fffffc,00640800,02d9ffff,01000000 18:36:52.404 msd Tx 08 140 22640800,0064f1a8,5005ffff,03000000 18:36:52.404 msd Tx 08 32 22640800,0064f1a8,5006ffff,78000000 18:36:52.404 msd Tx 08 40 22640800,0064f1a8,5005ffff,05000000 18:36:55.
portLoopbackTest Tests the wire-side transmitting and receiving paths of one or more ports. Synopsis portloopbacktest [-p port_list] [-n frame_count] [-l length] [-s speed] [-m mac] [-b loopback] Availability admin Description Use this command to test the wire-side operation of one or more ports. This test generates frames from a port and loops them back to itself. The loopback path can be either internal or external. Each participating port is both a frame producer and a frame consumer.
Examples To send out 1024 frames from ports 0 and 1 in Fibre Channel mode: switch:admin> portloopbacktest -p 0-1 -n 256 -l 1024 -b 0 -s 2 -m 0 portloopbacktest -p 0-1 -n 256 -l 1024 -b 0 -s 2 -m 0 Port Tx fr Tx bytes Rx fr Rx bytes Deli Size In Out RSLT ---- -------- ------------ -------- ------------ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---0000 00000100 000000041C00 00000100 000000041C00 0000 0000 0000 0000 PASS 0001 00000100 000000041C00 00000100 000000041C00 0000 0000 0000 0000 PASS To send out 1024 frames from p
portName Displays or sets the configured port name. Synopsis portname port [portname] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the configured port name. If a parameter is specified for portname, the command sets the port to the specified new port name. If no parameter is specified for portname, the command displays the currently configured port name. Operands This command has the following optional operand: portname Specifies the port name.
portPerfShow Displays port throughput numbers. Synopsis portperfshow [interval] Availability all users Description Use this command to display port throughput numbers for all ports on the MP Router. One output line is displayed every five seconds (or longer if interval is specified) until you press Ctrl-C. The command and port number heading is repeated every 16 lines. The Total column displays the sum of all throughput values of all ports.
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186m 0 0 186m 0 0 0 0 373m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187m 0 0 187m 0 0 0 0 375m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189m 0 0 189m 0 0 0 0 379m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186m 0 0 186m 0 0 0 0 373m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186m 0 0 186m 0 0 0 0 373m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 189m 0 0 189m 0 0 0 0 379m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186m 0 0 186m 0 0 0 0 373m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 186m 0 0 186m 0 0 0 0 373m 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 187m 0
portRouteInfo Displays port routing tables for a specific port. Synopsis portrouteinfo port_number Availability all users Description Use this command to display a given port’s routing information. Operands This command has the following required operand: port_number Specifies the port number.
portShow Displays port configuration, status, and traffic statistics. Synopsis portshow port Availability all users Description Use this command to display all port configuration information, including the operational status and traffic statistics. The command output includes: Name State STARTED Port configuration state is started. STOPPED Port configuration state is stopped. UP Port operational state is up. DOWN Port operational state is down.
EX_Port Enabled The port is configured to be an EX_Port. Disabled No EX_Port is displayed if the port is not configured to be an EX_Port. Fabric ID The fabric ID assigned to this EX_Port, which is the edge fabric attached to this EX_Port. Fabric params The fabric parameters for port negotiation with the neighbor E_Port in the EX_Port-attached edge fabric. Fabric parameters include R_A_TOV, E_D_TOV, and Port ID format.
Diag result : PASSED inFrames: 0 outFrames: 0 inOctets: 0 outOctets: 0 discards: 0 To display information about port 2, which is a GbE port: switch:admin> portshow 2 port 2 info Configuration Current Name : port_2 State: STARTED UP Type : GIGE GIGE Link Status: ENABLED UP IP addr: 10.50.50.2 10.50.50.2 Net mask: 255.255.255.0 255.255.255.0 Default route: 10.50.50.0 10.50.50.
LinkCost: AUTO WWN: 20:02:00:05:1e:13:03:00 EX_Port Mode: 500 Enabled Fabric ID: 5 Fabric params: R_A_TOV: 10000 Front Phantom: Dom ID: 3 E_D_TOV: 2000 PID fmt: core WWN: 50:00:51:e1:30:30:0e:02 Pr Switch Info: Dom ID: 2 WWN: 10:00:00:60:69:c0:20:ed Licensed : YES Diag result : PASSED inFrames: 8221407 outFrames: 8222802 inOctets: 5469644108 outOctets: 11598160236 discards: 0 See also linkCost portCfgEPort portCfgEXPort portCfgGige portCfgSpeed portCfgTopology portDisable portEn
portStart Starts a port. Synopsis portstart port Availability admin Description Use this command to start a port. This command loads the port code, unlike the portEnable command, which enables the port laser. Operands This command has the following required operand: port Specifies the port.
portStatsShow Displays port counters. Synopsis portstatsshow port Availability all users Description Use this command to display port counters. Operands This command has the following required operand: Specifies the port.
portStop Stops a port. Synopsis portstop port Availability admin Description Use this command to stop a port. This command unloads the port code, unlike the portDisable command, which disables the port laser. Operands This command has the following required operand: port Specifies the port.
portType Displays or sets the configured port type. Synopsis porttype port [porttype] Availability admin Description Use this command to display or set the configured port type. If the porttype parameter is given, the command sets the port to the specified new port type; otherwise, it displays the currently configured port type.
ps Displays processes status. Synopsis ps [-acCehjKlmrSTuvwx] [-M core] [-N system] [-O fmt] [-o fmt] [-p pid] [-t tty] [-U username] [-W swap] ps [-L] Availability admin Description Use this command to display a header line followed by lines containing information about processes that have controlling terminals. This information is sorted by controlling terminal and, among processes with the same controlling terminal, process ID.
-O fmt Adds the information associated with the space- or comma-separated list of keywords specified after the process ID in the default information display. Keywords might be appended with an equal sign (=) and a string, causing the printed header to use the specified string instead of the standard header. -o fmt Displays information associated with the space- or comma-separated list of keywords specified.
P_NOCLDSTOP 0x0000008 No P_NOCLDSTOP when children stop. P_PPWAIT 0x0000010 Parent is waiting for child to exec/exit. P_PROFIL 0x0000020 Process has started profiling. P_SELECT 0x0000040 Selecting; wakeup/waiting danger. P_SINTR 0x0000080 Sleep is interruptible. P_SUGID 0x0000100 Process had set ID privileges since last exec. P_SYSTEM 0x0000200 System process: no sigs, stats or swapping. P_TIMEOUT 0x0000400 Timing out during sleep. P_TRACED 0x0000800 Process is being traced.
A The process has asked for random page replacement VA_ANOM from madvise (for example, a LISP interpreter in a garbage collection). E The process is trying to exit. K The process is a kernel thread or system process. L The process has pages locked in core (for example, for raw I/O). N The process has reduced CPU scheduling priority.
Keywords The following list is a summary of all the available keywords and their meanings. Several of the keywords have aliases (synonyms).
sig Pending signals (alias pending) sigcatch Caught signals (alias caught) sigignore Ignored signals (alias ignored) sigmask Blocked signals (alias blocked) sl Sleep time (in seconds; 127 = infinity) start Time started state Symbolic process state (alias stat) svgid Saved gid from a setgid executable svuid Saved uid from a setuid executable tdev Control terminal device number time Accumulated CPU time, user + system (alias cputime) tpgid Control terminal process group ID tsess Contr
psShow Displays power supply status. Synopsis psshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display current status for all power supplies in the system. The number of power supplies might vary by chassis type. The same information is also provided by the chassisShow command.
quit Terminates the shell. Synopsis quit Availability all users Description This command terminates the shell. The user is logged out of the MP Router.
reboot Executes a customized reboot command. Synopsis reboot Availability admin Description Use this command to invoke a series of actions to shut down ports and other MP Router software components before the MP Router calls the reboot command. Operands none Examples To execute the reboot procedure: switch:admin> reboot Do you really want to reboot the switch (y, n) y See also fastBoot XPath OS 7.4.
rnPing Sends IP ping packets through an individual port. Synopsis rnping port destinationIpAddress [-l sendBufferSize] [-n numOfEchoReqs] [-w timeout] Availability admin Description Use this command to send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST packets to network hosts through a specific GbE port. This command performs an IP ping (from a port configured to be in the IP mode) to a remote IP address. NOTE: Use the rnPing command to ping remote IP addresses only, not local IP addresses.
routeShow Displays IP static route configuration. Synopsis routeshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display IP static route configuration. Operands none Examples To display IP static route configuration: switch:admin> routeshow Routing tables Internet: Destination default 10.20.0.0 10.33.32.0 10.33.48.1 10.33.63.39 loopback localhost Gateway 10.33.48.1 link#3 link#1 00:00:0c:07:ac:01 00:0b:db:90:37:b9 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.
secAuthSecret Manages DH-CHAP secret key information. Synopsis secauthsecret [--show] [--set] [--remove | --all ] Availability admin Description Use this command to display, set, or remove secret key information from the DH-CHAP shared secret key database, which is used for authentication, or to delete the entire database.
To set a shared secret key: fcr:admin> secAuthSecret --set This command sets up secret keys for the DH-CHAP authentication. The minimum length of a secret key is 8 characters and maximum 40 characters. Setting up secret keys does not initiate DH-CHAP authentication. It is performed whenever a port or a switch is enabled. Following inputs should be specified for each entry. 1. WWN for which secret is being set up. 2. Peer secret: The secret of the peer that authenticates to peer. 3.
serviceCfg Manages the iSCSI application service on the switch. Synopsis servicecfg [-e serviceBitMap] [-d serviceBitMap] Availability admin Description Use this command to enable and disable a particular service. Operands This command has the following optional operands: -d serviceBitMap Disables a service. -e serviceBitMap Enables a service. If no operand is specified, the command displays the current status of all application services.
setFanSpeed Sets the fan speed for all fans. Synopsis setfanspeed [0|1] Availability admin Description Use this command to set the speed of all fans to one of two speeds. If a temperature sensor exceeds the warning threshold, this command fails because the system automatically sets the fan speed to HIGH. Operands This command has the following operands: 0 Sets the speed for all fans to NORMAL. 1 Sets the speed for all fans to HIGH.
setPagerOff Reverts to normal, nonpaginated screen output. Synopsis setpageroff Availability all users Description Use this command to turn off paginated command output resulting from a previous setPagerOn command. Future command output continues without pause, even if it exceeds the area visible in one screen.
setPagerOn Provides paginated screen output. Synopsis setpageron Availability all users Description Use this command to display subsequent command results one screen at a time, preventing them from exceeding the visible screen area. Press the Spacebar when ready to read the next screen of output. Operands none Examples To turn pagination on: switch:admin> setpageron See also setPagerOff XPath OS 7.4.
sfpShow Displays port SFP information. Synopsis sfpshow [port] Availability all users Description Use this command to display a summary of all port SFP information or detailed SFP information for a specific port. When a port is not specified, sfpShow displays SFP information for all ports. Operands This command has the following optional operand: port Displays SFP information for the specified port only.
To display SFP information about ports 8 through 9: switch:admin> sfpshow 8-9 Port 8 sfp data Identifier: SFP Connector: LC Transceiver: 100Mbps, 200Mbps, M5, M6, SWLaser(SN), Intermediate Distance Encoding: 8B10B Baud Rate: 21 (units 100 megabaud) Length 9u: 0 Length 50u: 30 (units 10 meters) (units 100 meters) Length 625u: 13 (units 10 meters) Length Cu: 0 (units 1 meter) Vendor Name: FINISAR CORP. Vendor OUI: 00:90:65 Vendor PN: FTRJ-8519-3-2.
sfpSupport Displays a list of supported SFPs. Synopsis sfpsupport Availability all users Description Use this command to display a list of supported SFPs.
showRecovery Displays the recovery kernel version stored in bank0. Synopsis showrecovery Availability all users Description Use this command to display the version of the recovery kernel software stored in bank0. Operands none Examples To display the recovery kernel version: switch:admin> showrecovery Recovery Kernel version :1.3.0.0 See also sfpSupport XPath OS 7.4.
spinSilk Tests both the wire-side and crossbar-side port operations. Synopsis spinsilk [-p port_list] [-n frame_count] [-l length] [-s speed] [-m mac] [-b loopback] Availability admin Description Use this command to test both the wire-side and crossbar-side port operation. This test generates one frame from one port and sends it to the wire. Depending on the wire-side loopback mode, this frame arrives either at the same port or at a port to which it is connected through the wire.
-b loopback Specifies the loopback mode. The default is 2 (Wire internal loop back. Crossbar back to itself). The term partner means a pairing of the participating ports. If an odd number of ports is involved, the last participating port will loop back to itself in crossbar. The term chain means that all participating ports form one single loop, including both wire side and crossbar side. 2 Wire internal loopback. Crossbar back to itself. 3 Wire internal loopback. Crossbar to its partner.
supportShow Runs the CLI scripts for debugging. Synopsis supportshow Availability admin Description Use this command to run CLI scripts, which are generally used for debugging.
svipAddrSet Sets the virtual management IP configuration of the MP Router. Synopsis svipaddrset -i ipAddress -n netMask -a action Availability admin Description Use this command to set the virtual management IP configuration. The virtual management IP address is used as the single identity of the MP Router. Configuration scenario I: If the secondary management interface is not used, the virtual management IP configuration is set the same as the primary IP configuration by default.
svipAddrShow Displays the virtual management IP configuration of the MP Router. Synopsis svipaddrshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the virtual management IP configuration of the MP Router. Operands none Examples To display the virtual management IP configuration of the MP Router: switch:admin> svipaddrshow The switch virtual IP IP address Netmask Gateway See also svipAddrSet 234 XPath OS CLI commands configuration 10.33.58.20 255.255.224.0 - current 10.33.58.
switchDisable Disables the whole MP Router. Synopsis switchdisable [-f] Availability admin Description Use this command to disable an MP Router and all its ports. No ports can be individually enabled by the portEnable command until the MP Router itself is enabled. If a switchDisable command is in progress, you cannot issue another switchDisable or switchEnable command. If the previously issued command never completes, use the -f operand.
switchEnable Enables the whole MP Router. Synopsis switchenable [-f] Availability admin Description Use this command to allow ports to be enabled. If an MP Router is disabled, all its ports are disabled. However, if an MP Router is enabled, any individual port can still be disabled by a portDisable command. If a switchEnable command is in progress, you cannot issue a switchDisable command or another switchEnable command. If the previously issued command never completes, use the -f operand.
switchName Displays and sets the MP Router name. Synopsis switchname [switch-name] Availability admin Description Use this command to display and set the MP Router name. If you enter the command without an operand, the MP Router name is displayed. The MP Router name is displayed also in the user interface prompt. The MP Router name is a maximum of 19 characters, including letters, digits, underscores, and spaces; it must start with either a letter or a digit.
switchShow Displays MP Router and port status. Synopsis switchshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display MP Router and port status information.
stopped Post is stopped invalid sfp SFP module is not supported diagnostic Port is in diagnostic mode The Info field also might display error information associated with the port, for example: Last error Exceeded max number of zone resources. This error implies that the zoning information has exceeded the switch resources. The maximum number of devices is 10,000 and the maximum number of zone groups is 3,000. The eventShow command provides more details about the error.
See also configShow configure eventShow switchDisable switchEnable switchName 240 XPath OS CLI commands
switchStatusShow Displays the overall status of the MP Router. Synopsis switchstatusshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display the overall status of the MP Router, as determined by the overall status of the power supply, fan, and temperature sensors. If any of them is in critical status, overall MP Router status is critical; if none of them is in critical status but one or more is in marginal status, the overall MP Router status is marginal.
syslogdipAdd Adds the IP address of a syslog daemon. Synopsis syslogdipadd “ipAddress“ Availability admin Description The syslog daemon (syslogd) is a process available on most UNIX® systems that reads and forwards system messages to the appropriate log files and/or users, depending on the system configuration. This command adds the IP address of a syslog daemon, that is, the IP address of the server that is running the syslogd process.
syslogdipRemove Removes the IP address of a syslog daemon. Synopsis syslogdipremove “ipAddress“ Availability admin Description Use this command to remove the IP address of a syslog daemon (the server that is running the syslogd process). Operands This command has the following required operand: “ipAddress“ IP address of the syslog daemon (the server that is running the syslogdd process). Examples To remove the address 192.168.1.
syslogdipShow Displays all the syslog daemon IP addresses. Synopsis syslogdipshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display all the syslog daemon IP addresses in the configuration database. Operands none Examples To display all the syslog daemon IP addresses: switch:admin> syslogdipshow syslog.IP.address.1: syslog.IP.address.2: syslog.IP.address.3: See also syslogdipAdd syslogdipRemove 244 XPath OS CLI commands 192.168.1.60 192.168.1.88 192.168.2.
tempShow Displays temperature sensor readings. Synopsis tempshow Availability all users Description Use this command to display all temperature sensor readings. The number of sensors might vary among different platforms. Every sensor is indexed by a sequential number. The status of the sensor can be OK or Marginal. Both Centigrade and Fahrenheit readings are displayed.
timeout Displays or sets the IDLE timeout value for a login session. Synopsis timeout [timeVal] Availability admin Description Use this command without an operand to display the current IDLE timeout for the login session. Operands This command has the following optional operand: Sets the IDLE timeout value to number of minutes. Using a timeout value of 0 disables the timeout functionality; login sessions would never be disconnected.
timeZoneSet Sets the local time zone for the MP Router. Synopsis timezoneset Availability admin Description Use this command to set the local time zone for the MP Router. Operands none Examples To set the local time zone to US/Pacific: switch:admin> timezoneset Please select a continent or ocean 1). Africa 2). America 5). Asia 6). Atlantic Ocean 9). Indian Ocean 10). Pacific Ocean Enter the option #: 11 Please select a country or city 1). Alaska 2). Aleutian 5). East-Indiana 6). Eastern 9).
top Displays and updates information about the top CPU processes. Synopsis top [-SbiInquv] [-d count] [-s time] [-o field] [-U user] [number] Description Use this command to display the top 10 processes on the system and periodically update this information. If standard output is on an intelligent terminal (see below), then as many processes as will fit on the terminal screen are displayed by default; otherwise, approximately 20 are displayed. Raw CPU percentage is used to rank the processes.
-s time Sets the delay between screen updates to time seconds. The default delay between updates is nD seconds. -o field Sorts the process display area on the specified field. The field name is the name of the column as seen in the output, but in lowercase letters. Likely values are cpu, size, res, and time, but this might vary on different operating systems. Note that not all operating systems support this option. -U user Shows only those processes owned by user name.
u Displays only processes owned by a specific user name (prompts for user name). If the user name specified is simply +, processes belonging to all users are displayed. o Changes the order in which the display is sorted. This command is not available on all systems. The sort key names vary from system to system but usually include cpu, res, size, and time. The default is cpu. e Displays a list of system errors (if any) generated by the last kill or renice command.
topologyShow Displays the unicast fabric topology. Synopsis topologyshow [domain_number] Availability all users Description Use this command to display fabric topology as seen by the local MP Router. The fabric topology consists of a list of all domains that are part of the fabric and, for each of those domains, all the possible paths to reach the domain from the local MP Router.
70 500 1 71 73 500 500 76 1000 1 1 1 2 78 1500 3 79 1500 3 80 1500 3 81 1500 3 100 1000 2 116 1000 2 See also portRouteInfo urouteShow 252 XPath OS CLI commands 4 5 6 11 0 0 1 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 4 5 6 0 1 12 13 14 "brcd_3800_57_70" "brcd_3800_32_71" "brcd_12k1_57_73" "brcd_3200_57_76" "brcd_3900_57_78" "brcd_3900_57_79" "brcd_38_57_80" "brcd_38_57_81" "AP_57_75" "brcd_3900_116"
trunkReset Turns off trunking. Synopsis trunkreset Availability admin Description Use this command to turn off trunking. Operands none Examples To turn off trunking: switch:admin> trunkreset Trunk Feature Disabled See also dlsSet dlsShow iodReset iodSet iodShow trunkSet trunkShow XPath OS 7.4.
trunkSet Turns on trunking. Synopsis trunkset Availability admin Description Use this command to allow dynamic exchange-level trunking across all available E_Port links to reach the next hop. If trunking is enabled, all E_Ports to a given next hop domain are automatically added to the trunk route. Each trunk route can have a maximum of 16 E_Ports.
trunkShow Displays the trunk setting. Synopsis trunkshow Availability all users Description Use this command to see whether trunking is on (set) or off. Operands none Examples To display the trunk setting: switch:admin> trunkshow Trunking is set See also dlsReset dlsSet dlsShow iodReset iodSet iodShow trunkReset trunkSet XPath OS 7.4.
tsClockServer Displays or sets the network time synchronization (NTP) server address. Synopsis tsclockserver [ipaddr] Availability admin Description This command displays or sets the NTP server address. It synchronizes the local time of the MP Router to an external NTP server. If no operand is specified, the current value is displayed. Operands This command has the following optional operand: ipaddr Specifies the IP address of the NTP server.
upTime Displays how long the system has been running. Synopsis uptime Availability admin Description Use this command to display the current time, the length of time the system has been up, the number of users, and the load average of the system over the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes. Operands none Examples none See also none XPath OS 7.4.
urouteConfig Configures a static route. Synopsis urouteconfig in-port domain out-port Availability admin Description Fibre Channel Shortest Path First (FSPF) allows load sharing of traffic across multiple equal-cost, equivalent paths. The assignment of routes to individual equivalent paths is done automatically. This assignment is not deterministic; it might be different after a reboot or a fabric topology change. This command allows the configuration of static routes.
See also configShow portRouteInfo urouteRemove urouteShow XPath OS 7.4.
urouteRemove Removes a static route. Synopsis urouteremove in-port domain Availability admin Description Use this command to remove a previously configured static route. After this command is entered, the route to domain for in-port might or might not change. It will change if the previous static route was not along a minimum-cost path. After this command is entered, the load sharing to domain is revaluated.
urouteShow Displays unicast routing information. Synopsis urouteshow [in-port [domain]] Availability all users Description Use this command to display the unicast routing information for a port as it is known by the Fibre Channel Shortest Path First (FSPF) path selection/routing task. The routing information describes how a frame that is received from a port on the local MP Router is routed to reach a destination switch.
Examples To display unicast routing information: switch:admin> urouteshow Local Domain ID: 50 In-Port Domain Out-Port 8 54 11 58 11 70 11 71 11 73 11 76 11 11 54 11 58 11 70 11 71 11 73 11 76 11 See also portRouteInfo topologyShow urouteConfig urouteRemove 262 XPath OS CLI commands Metric 1500 1000 3000 500 2000 2500 1500 1000 3000 500 2000 2500 Hops 3 2 6 1 4 5 3 2 6 1 4 5 Flags D D D D D D D D D D D D Next(Dom,Port) 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1 71,1
userAdd Adds a new user to the MP Router. Synopsis useradd -u userName -g userGroup Availability admin Description Use this command to add a new user to the MP Router. There are two permanent user accounts (or groups) to which you can assign a user: admin and user. Each account has a default password of password. Operands The following operands are required: -u userName Specifies the new user name. -g userGroup Specifies the group for the new user.
userDel Removes a user from the MP Router. Synopsis userdel userName Availability admin Description Use this command to remove a user from the MP Router; however, the admin and user (permanent) accounts cannot be deleted. Furthermore, users logged in as admin can delete all users except themselves. Operands The following operand is required: userName Name of user to be removed.
users Lists current users. Synopsis users Description Use this command to list (sorted, separated by spaces, and on one line) the login names of the users currently on the system. Operands none Examples none See also none XPath OS 7.4.
userShow Displays a list of available users on the MP Router. Synopsis usershow Availability all users Description Use this command to display a list of available users on the MP Router.
version Displays the version numbers for MP Router software components. Synopsis version Availability all users Description Use this command to display the version numbers of the MP Router software components. Operands none Examples To display the version numbers of all software components in a switch: switch:admin> version =================== Installed Packages: =================== Package Name: xpath_os_v7.4.
wdogevt Displays the watchdog events. Synopsis wdogevt Availability admin Description Use this command to display watchdog events logged in system NVRAM.
zoneAdd Adds a member to a zone. Synopsis zoneadd “zoneName“, “zoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to add one or more members to the existing zone. For a description of members, see the zoneCreate help. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command.
zoneCreate Creates a zone. Synopsis zonecreate “zoneName“, “zoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to create a new zone. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across MP Router reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
• Zone alias names—Zone alias names have the same format as zone names and are created with the aliCreate command. The alias must resolve to a list of one or more physical fabric port numbers or WWNs. A zone alias should be created before it is added to a zone. • IQNs—IQNs are specified in the following format: iqn.year-month.unique_iSCSI_domain_ID, as follows: iqn.1991-05.com.
zoneDelete Deletes a zone. Synopsis zonedelete “zoneName“ Availability admin Description Use this command to delete the zone, zoneName. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow). For the change to become effective, you must enable an appropriate zone configuration using the cfgEnable command. For the change to be preserved across router reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command.
zoneRemove Removes a member from a zone. Synopsis zoneremove “zoneName“, “zoneMemberList“ Availability admin Description Use this command to remove one or more members from the existing zone. If all members are removed, the zone is deleted. For a description of members, see the zoneCreate help. The member list is found by an exact string match. NOTE: This command changes the defined configuration (see cfgShow).
zoneShow Displays zone information. Synopsis zoneshow [-i] [pattern] Availability all users Description Use this command without parameters to display all zone configuration information. If a parameter is specified, it is used as a pattern to match zone names; those that match in the defined configuration are displayed.
zsdLogClear Synopsis zsdlogclear Availability admin Description Use this command to clear the internal debug messages of the zone server. Operands none Examples To clear the internal debug messages: switch:admin> zsdlogclear See also zsdLogShow XPath OS 7.4.
zsdLogShow Displays the zone server’s internal debug messages. Synopsis zsdlogshow Availability admin Description Use this command to display the zone server’s internal debug messages. Operands none Examples To display the zone server’s internal debug messages: switch:admin> zsdlogshow Time |D |OXID| Log info ----------------------------------------------------------------------16:29:09.966|01|0000| MMI license call 16:29:12.495|ff|f101| msg received at the Zoneserver port 16:29:12.
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2 Default values for configuration parameters This chapter lists the default values for: • System configuration parameters, Table 2. • Management interface configuration parameters, Table 3. • Port configuration parameters, Table 4. Default values for system parameters Table 2 lists the default values for the system parameters.
Table 2 Default values for system parameters (continued) Parameter Default value sysDescription Multi-protocol Router sysLocation End User Premise sysName MP Router sysObjectID 1.3.6.1.4.1.1588.2.1.1.
Table 4 Default values for port parameters (continued) Parameter Default value fcipEnable 2 ipAddr 0 linkAdmin 1 linkCost 0xffff linkTrapEnable 1 listenPort 3225 netmask 0 portAdmin 1 portSpeed 0 portTopology 3 portType 1 promiscuousMode 1 ratov 10000 remoteEntityId 0 remoteIpAddr 0 remoteTcpPort 3225 remoteWwn 0 XPath OS 7.4.
Default values for configuration parameters
Glossary This glossary defines terms used in this guide or related to this product and is not a comprehensive glossary of computer terms. address identifier A 24-bit or 8-bit value used to identify the source or destination of a frame. AL_PA Arbitrated Loop Physical Address. A unique 8-bit value assigned during loop initialization to a port in an arbitrated loop. AL_TIME Arbitrated loop timeout value. Twice the amount of time it would take for a transmission word to propagate around a worst-case loop.
beacon A tool in which all of the port LEDs on an MP Router are set to flash from one side of the switch to the other, to enable identification of an individual MP Router in a large fabric. An MP Router can be set to beacon by the beacon command. beginning running disparity The disparity at the transmitter or receiver when the special character associated with an ordered set is encoded or decoded. See also disparity. BER Bit error rate. The rate at which bits are expected to be received in error.
Class F service The class of frame-switching service for a direct connection between two switches, allowing communication of control traffic between the E_Ports. Includes acknowledgement of data delivery or nondelivery. class of service A specified set of delivery characteristics and attributes for frame delivery. CLI Command line interface. An interface that depends entirely on the use of commands, such as through Telnet or SNMP, and does not involve a GUI.
data word A type of transmission word that occurs within frames. The frame header, data field, and CRC all consist of data words. See also frame, ordered set, transmission word. datagram A Class 3 Fibre Channel service that allows data to be sent quickly to devices attached to the fabric, without receipt confirmation. DCE Data communications equipment. Usually refers to a modem.
end-to-end flow control Governs flow of Class 1 and 2 frames between N_Ports. See also EE_Credit. entry fabric The basic software license that allows one E_Port per switch. EOF End of frame. A group of ordered sets used to mark the end of a frame. error As it applies to the Fibre Channel industry, a missing or corrupted frame, timeout, loss of synchronization, or loss of signal (link errors). See also loop failure. Ethernet Popular protocol for LANs. EVMd Event management database.
FC-GS-2 Fibre Channel generic services, second generation. FC-GS-3 Fibre Channel Generic Services, third generation. FC_IP Fibre Channel-over-IP. FC-PH The Fibre Channel Physical and Signaling Interface standard for FC-0, FC-1, and FC-2 layers of the Fibre Channel Protocol. Indicates signaling used for cable plants, media types, and transmission speeds. FC-PH-2 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, second generation. FC-PH-3 Fibre Channel Physical Interface, third generation.
firmware The basic operating system provided with the hardware. FL_Port Fabric loop port. A port that is able to transmit under fabric protocol and also has arbitrated loop capabilities. Can be used to connect an NL_Port to a switch. See also F_Port, Fx_Port. flash Programmable nonvolatile RAM (NVRAM) memory that maintains its contents without power. FLOGI Fabric login. The process by which an N_Port determines whether a fabric is present and, if so, exchanges service parameters with it.
GLM Gigabit link module. A semitransparent transceiver that incorporates serializing/deserializing functions. GMT Greenwich Mean Time. An international time zone. Also known as UTC. GUI A graphic user interface, such as Advanced Web Tools and Fabric Manager. HA High availability. High-availability features are designed to provide maximum reliability and nondisruptive replacement of key hardware and software modules.
IOD In-order delivery. A parameter that, when set, guarantees that frames are either delivered in order or dropped. IP Internet Protocol. The addressing part of TCP. IPI Intelligent Peripheral Interface. ISC Internet Software Consortium. iSCSI Internet Small Computer Systems Interface. A protocol that defines the processes for transferring block storage applications over TCP/IP networks by encapsulating SCSI commands into TCP and transporting them over the network by way of IP.
LIP Loop initialization primitive. The signal used to begin initialization in a loop. Indicates either loop failure or node resetting. LIPA Loop-initialization previously assigned. The device marks a bit in the bitmap if it did not log in with the fabric in a previous loop initialization. LIRP Loop-initialization report position frame. The first frame transmitted in the loop initialization process after all L_Ports have selected an AL_PA.
meta-SAN The collection of all devices, switches, edge and backbone fabrics, LSANs, and FC routers that make up a physically connected but logically partitioned storage network. LSANs span between edge fabrics using FC routers. In a data network, this would simply be called the network.
OLTP Online transaction processing. ON Offline notification. Refers to an ELS field that is displayed in portLogDump command output. OPN Open primitive signal. Applies only to an arbitrated loop; sent by an L_Port that has won the arbitration process to open communication with one or more ports on the loop. ordered set A transmission word that uses 8b/10b mapping and begins with the K28.5 character.
PKI certification utility Public key infrastructure certification utility. A utility that makes it possible to collect certificate requests from switches and to load certificates to switches. See also digital certificate, PKI. PLA Programmable logic array. A small FPD. PLD Programmable logic device. Interchangeable with FPD. PLDA Private loop direct-attached. A technical report specifying a logical loop. PLOGI Port login.
public key cryptography A type of cryptography that uses a key pair, with the two keys in the pair called at different points in the algorithm. The sender uses the recipient’s public key to encrypt the message, and the recipient uses the recipient’s private key to decrypt it. See also key pair, PKI. public loop An arbitrated loop that includes a participating FL_Port and can contain both public and private NL_Ports.
route As it applies to a fabric, the communication path between two switches. Might also apply to the specific path taken by an individual frame, from source to destination. See also FSPF. routing The assignment of frames to specific switch ports, according to frame destination. RR_TOV Resource recovery timeout value. The minimum time a target device in a loop waits after an LIP before logging out an SCSI initiator. See also E_D_TOV, R_A_TOV. RSCN Registered state change notification.
SES SCSI Enclosure Services. A subset of the SCSI protocol used to monitor temperature, power, and fan status for enclosed devices. SFF Small-form-factor. An industry term for a smaller transceiver. See also SFP. SFP Small-form-factor pluggable. A transceiver used on 2 GB/s switches that replaces the GBIC. SFP cable A cable specifically designed for use with an SFP. Not compatible with GBICs. SI Sequence initiative. Simple Name Server See SNS.
striping A RAID technique for writing a file to multiple disks on a block-by-block basis, with or without parity. switch A fabric device providing bandwidth and high-speed routing of data through link-level addressing. switch name The arbitrary name assigned to a switch. switch port A port on a switch. Switch ports can be E_Ports, F_Ports, or FL_Ports. switch-to-switch authentication The process of authenticating both switches in a switch-to-switch connection using digital certificates.
TS Time Server. TTL Time-to-live. The number of seconds an entry exists in cache before it expires. tunneling A technique for enabling two networks to communicate when the source and destination hosts are both on the same type of network but are connected by a different type of network. TX Transmit. U_Port Universal port. A switch port that can operate as a G_Port, E_Port, F_Port, or FL_Port.
Index A agtCfgSet 12 agtCfgShow 14 aliAdd 15 alias aliAdd 15 aliCreate 16 aliDelete 18 aliRemove 19 aliShow 20 aliCreate 16 aliDelete 18 aliRemove 19 aliShow 20 ASIC 27, 58 audience 7 authorized reseller, HP 9 configure 47 configureZoning 49 configZoningShow 50 conventions document 8 text symbols 8 crossPortTest 51 D banner bannerSet 22 bannerShow 23 bannerSet 22 bannerShow 23 beacon 24 burn-in burninErrShow 25 burninStatus 26 diagSetBurnin 63 diagStopBurnin 65 burninErrShow 25 burninStatus 26 date 53 d
eventShow 79 eventShowByNum 80 EX_Port 99, 104, 108, 110, 146 portCfgEXPort 166 exit 81 F F_Port 258 fabLogClear 82 fabLogShow 83 Fabric Assist fazoneCreate 87, 89 fazoneDelete 91 fazoneRemove 92 fazoneShow 93 fabric controller fabLogClear 82 fabLogShow 83 fabricShow 84 fan fanShow 85 setFanSpeed 223 fanShow 85 fastBoot 86 fazoneAdd 87 fazoneCreate 89 fazoneDelete 91 fazoneRemove 92 fazoneShow 93 FCIP fcipShow 94 portCfgFcip 169 fcipShow 94 fcrConfigure 96 fcrFabricShow 97 fcrPhyDevShow 99 fcrProxyDevShow
N N_Port 155 Name Server nsAllShow 153 nsShow 155 NL_Port 155 NR_Port 108 nsAllShow 153 nsShow 155 P parameters management interface 280 port 280 system configuration 279 passwd 157 pdShow 158 PID 65, 99, 104 ping 159 port diagnostic error portDiagClear 179 port log portLogClear 186 portLogDisable 187 portLogDump 188 portLogEnable 191 portLogShow 192 port parameters 280 port speed 175 port topology portCfgTopology 177 portCfgEPort 165 portCfgEXPort 166 portCfgFcip 169 portCfgGige 171 portCfgLongDistance 17
syslogdipRemove 243 syslogdipShow 244 system configuration parameters 279 system parameters 279 T technical support, HP 9 temperature sensor tempShow 245 tempShow 245 text symbols 8 time zone timeZoneSet 247 timeout 246 timeZoneSet 247 top 248 topologyShow 251 trunking trunkReset 253 trunkSet 254 trunkShow 255 trunkReset 253 trunkSet 254 trunkShow 255 tsclockserver 256 U unicast fabric topology topologyShow 251 upTime 257 urouteConfig 258 urouteRemove 260 urouteShow 261 userAdd 263 userDel 264 users 265 u
