Appendix: Checking Connections of Peripherals

To check the connections of the FC Switch Module with peripherals, you should login to the console of the FC Switch Module.

Checking Linkup of Fibre Channel Devices

Entering the "switchshow" command on the console allows the current connections of the FC Switch Module with fibre channel devices to be displayed.

Type "switchshow" on the console.

Sample screen displayed by "switchshow"

WH040000363:admin> switchshow

 

 

switchName:

WH040000363

 

 

switchType:

43.1

 

 

 

switchState:

Online

 

 

switchMode:

Native

 

 

switchRole:

Principal

 

 

switchDomain:

1

 

 

 

switchId:

 

fffc01

 

 

switchWwn:

 

10:00:00:05:1e:02:04:09

zoning:

 

OFF

 

 

 

switchBeacon:

OFF

 

 

 

Area Port Media

Speed State

 

 

==============================

 

 

0

0

--

4G

No_Module

(No POD

License) Disable

1

1

cu

4G

Online

F-Port

10:00:00:00:c9:51:fe:55

2

2

cu

4G

Online

F-Port

10:00:00:00:c9:51:fg:99

3

3

cu

4G

Online

F-Port

10:00:00:00:c9:51:fe:66

4

4

cu

4G

Online

F-Port

10:00:00:00:c9:51:ff:28

5

5

cu

4G

Online

F-Port

10:00:00:00:c9:51:fe:35

6

6

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

7

7

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

8

8

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

9

9

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

10

10

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

11

11

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

12

12

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

13

13

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

14

14

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

15

15

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

16

16

cu

4G

No_Sync

Disabled (Persistent)

17

17

id

4G

Online

F-Port

20:05:00:30:13:84:04:6c

18

18

id

4G

Online

F-Port

20:06:00:30:13:84:04:6c

19

19

--

4G

No_Module

 

 

20

20

--

4G

No_Module

 

 

21

21

--

4G

No_Module

(No POD License) Disable

22

22

--

4G

No_Module

(No POD License) Disable

23

23

--

4G

No_Module

(No POD License) Disable

WH040000363:admin>

„For N8406-019, internal ports 1 - 8 and external ports 17 - 20 are available.

Other ports are unavailable while their states are displayed.

For N8406-020, all internal and external ports are available.

„Check that the linkup information on devices connected to FC Switch Modules appears by using the "switchshow" command.

If the linkup information on a fibre channel device does not appear, the device, SFP module or FC cable may be defected.

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