HP StorageWorks XPath OS 7.4.X Command Reference Guide (AA-RVHCC-TE, September 2005)

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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.
A path is defined by the output port that a frame, which has been addressed to a certain domain, is
forwarded to by the MP Router routing hardware.
In addition, this command displays the following for each path: its cost, the number of hops from the local
MP Router to the destination switch, and the summary of all ports routed through that path.
Operands
The following operand is optional:
Examples
To display the unicast fabric topology:
topologyShow
Local Domain ID The domain number of the local MP Router.
Domain The domain number of the destination switch.
Metric The cost of reaching the destination domain.
Hops The maximum number of hops required to reach the destination
domain.
Out Port The port to which an incoming frame will be forwarded, in order
to reach the destination domain.
Name Switch name of the destination switch.
domain_number The destination domain whose topology information is to be
displayed.
switch:admin> topologyshow
13 domains in the fabric; Local Domain ID: 50
Domain Metric Hops Out Port Name
---------------------------------------------------------
54 1000 2 0 "brcd_3200_57_54"
1
4
5
6
58 500 1 12 "AP_57_58"
13
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