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Appendix B Brocade Communications Systems Switch Troubleshooting 89
Other Diagnostic Tools
Brocade Silkworm switches also support a wide range of CLI tests that can be
invoked while connected directly to the switch via a serial connection to the
Silkworm 2400, by opening a telnet session, or by way of the front panel of the
Silkworm 2800. Some of the tests pertinent for troubleshooting are listed below.
Storage Automated Diagnostic Environment’s
brocadetest
invokes crossPortTest
for testing loopback ports, spinFab for testing E-Port connections between switches,
and loopPortTest for testing L Ports.
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supportShow
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switchShow
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qlShow
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diagShow
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crossPortTest
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loopPortTest
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spinFab
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nsShow
supportShow
supportShow
runs nearly all commands and should be gathered when placing a
service call or escalation. The Explorer Data Collection utility,
SUNWexplo
, gathers
the
supportShow
output if the Brocade Silkworm switch is placed in the
/opt/SUNWexplo/etc/saninput.txt
# Input file for extended data collection
# Format is SWITCH SWITCH-TYPE PASSWORD LOGIN
# Valid switch types are ancor and brocade
# LOGIN is required for brocade switches, the default is admin
172.20.67.167 brocade password admin
172.20.67.164 brocade password admin