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CISCO MDS - Show Commands
A list of useful show commands for CISCO MDS switches.
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show bootDisplay all the running and startup boot variables such as kickstart and system variableCopied
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show boot currentDisplay all the running boot variablesCopied
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show boot moduleDisplay the list of boot variables configured for modulesCopied
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show boot variablesDisplay the list of boot variablesCopied
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show clockDisplay the current date and time set on the switchCopied
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show clock detailDisplay the current date and time set on the switch along with the summertime configurationCopied
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show device-alias databasedisplay the contents of the device alias databaseCopied
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show device-alias name server1_hba1display the entry with name server1_hba1 in the device alias databaseCopied
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show device-alias statusdisplay the current status of device alias databaseCopied
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show environmentDisplay the environmental information about the switch. This includes the power supply voltage and status information and also the fan and temperature status.Copied
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show environment fanDisplay the status of all the fan modulesCopied
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show environment powerDisplay the power usage summary and statusCopied
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show environment temperatureDisplay the temperature information and status about the intake and outlet sensorsCopied
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show fabric-binding databasedisplay configured fabric binding database information for all the VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding database activedisplay activated fabric binding database information for all the VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding database active vsan 100display active fabric binding database information for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding database vsan 100display configured fabric binding database information for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding statusdisplays fabric binding status for each configured VSANCopied
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show fabric-binding status vsan 100displays fabric binding status for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding violationsdisplays fabric binding violations for all VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding violations vsan 100displays fabric binding violations for VSAN 100Copied
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show fcns databasedisplay the contents of the FCNS database for all VSANs. This includes information about each PWWN entry along with FCID, vendor, type etc.Copied
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show fcns database detaildisplay the contents of the FCNS database for all VSANs in detail. This also shows information like the connected interface and switch.Copied
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show fcns database detail vsan 1display the contents of the FCNS database for VSAN 1 in detail. This also shows information like the connected interface and switch.Copied
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show fcns database fcid 0x0b0100display the entries in FCNS database with FCID 0x0b0100Copied
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show fcns database vsan 1display the contents of the FCNS database for VSAN 1 . This includes information about each PWWN entry along with FCID, vendor, type etc.Copied
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show fcns statisticsdisplays the Name Server StatisticsCopied
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show featureDisplay the list of all the features available in the switch and currently enabled or disabled.Copied
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show flogi databaseDisplay all the entries in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi database detailsDisplay all the entries in the FLOGI database along with FCID allocation detailsCopied
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show flogi database fcid 0x0b0100Display only the entries with fcid 0x0b0100 in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi database interface fc1/1Display the entries in the FLOGI database for FC port1 on slot1Copied
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show flogi database vsan 10Display only the entries belongs to vsan 10 interfaces in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi internal errorsDisplay the error log of FLOGIsCopied
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show flogi internal event-history interface fc1/1Display the FLOGI event history log for FC port 1Copied
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show flogi internal event-history vsan 11Display the FLOGI event history log for members of vsan 11Copied
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show hardwareDisplay the complete switch hardware information. This command also show the BIOS version, system and kickstart image information with many other useful details.Copied
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show hardware internal mgmt0 statsDisplay the information about the switch management interface. Gives the details about the management IP address and MAC address of the port.Copied
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show interfaceDisplays information for all interfaces on the switchCopied
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show interface bbcreditDisplay the Buffer To Buffer credit information for each interface about the operation state.Copied
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show interface briefDisplays brief information about all the interfaces on a switchCopied
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show interface counters briefShow the interface counters in briefCopied
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show interface descriptionDisplays description about of all the interfaces in the switchCopied
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show interface detail-countersDisplays detailed information about the counters in all the interfacesCopied
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show interface fc1/1Display detailed information about FC interface port 1 in slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1 descriptionDisplays description about FC interface port1 on slot 1 in the switchCopied
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show interface fc1/1 transceiverDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on port 1 module 1. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface fc1/1 transceiver detailsDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on port 1 module 1. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and a detailed diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface fc1/1 | include SpeedDisplay the Speed of FC port 1 on slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1 | include vsanDisplay the vsan information of FC port 1 on slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1-5 briefDisplays brief information about FC interfaces 1 to 5 on a switchCopied
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show interface mgmtDisplays detailed information about management interface 0Copied
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show interface port-channel 1Show detailed information about port channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 briefShow brief information about port channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 trunk vsanShow the trunk per vsan information in port-channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 trunk vsan 100Show the trunks on vsan 100 in port-channel 1Copied
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show interface transceiverDisplay the transceiver(SFP) information on all the ports. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface transceiver detailsDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on all the ports. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and a detailed diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show inventoryDisplay the inventory of all field replaceable units (FRUs). This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory chassisDisplay the inventory of the chassis unit. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory fansDisplay the inventory of all fans in the switch. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory moduleDisplay the inventory of all the modules. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory module 1Display the inventory of module 1. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory power_supplyDisplay the inventory of all the power supply units in the switch. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show processesdisplay all the active system processes running on a switchCopied
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show processes cpudisplay the cpu utilization for all the active processes running on a switchCopied
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show processes cpu sort 5mindisplay all the system processes sorted by cpu ulitization based last 5 minuteCopied
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show processes logdisplay process log informationCopied
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show processes log detailsdisplay detailed information of all process logsCopied
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show processes log pid 1234display detailed information logged against process id 1234Copied
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show processes memorydisplay memory usage information for each system processes in the switchCopied
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show processes memory shareddisplay shared memory information for system processes running on switchCopied
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show processes memory sortdisplay memory usage information for all system processes in the switch sorted by highest firstCopied
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show switchDisplay the hostname of the switchCopied
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show switch serialnumDisplay the serial number of the switch. we can also use "show sprom backplane 1" to get the serial number.Copied
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show switchnameDisplay the hostname of the switchCopied
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show switchname serialnumDisplay the serial number of the switch. we can also use "show sprom backplane 1" to get the serial number.Copied
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show system auto-collect tech-supportdisplay the auto collection status of show tech supportCopied
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show system default switchportdisplay the default port status of the switchCopied
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show system error-id 0x402000ECdisplay the details of error id 0x402000ECCopied
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show system error-id listdisplay the list of all the error ids with its descriptionCopied
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show system healthdisplay current health status for all the modules in the switchCopied
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show system health module 1display current health status for module 1 in the switchCopied
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show system health statisticsdisplay current health statistics for all modules in the switch. This include the failure and error counts happened on tests.Copied
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show system health statistics loopbackdisplay loopback test statistics for the entire switchCopied
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show system health statistics loopback interface fc1/1display loopback test statistics for FC port 1/1Copied
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show system health statistics loopback module 1display loopback test statistics for the module 1Copied
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show system health statistics module 1display current health statistics module 1 in the switch. This include the failure and error counts happened on tests.Copied
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show system login failureslist the failed login attempts to access the switchCopied
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show system redundancy statusdisplay the redundancy status of supervisor cardsCopied
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show system reset-reason module 5display the reasons for various resets happened for module 1Copied
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show system resourcesdisplay the current usage summary of various resources in the switch such as memory, processes etc.Copied
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show system uptimedisplay switch uptimeCopied
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show user-accountdisplay information about all the configured user accountsCopied
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show user-account user1display information about user1Copied
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show usersdisplay all CLI users currently accessing the switchCopied
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show vsanDisplay the information about all the VSANs along with operation statusCopied
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show vsan 100Display the information about VSAN 100 along with operation statusCopied
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show vsan 100 membershipDisplay the membership information about VSAN 100. This will list the FC ports and Port-channels part of the VSANCopied
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show vsan membershipDisplay the membership information about all the VSANs. This will list the FC ports and Port-channels part of each VSANsCopied
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show vsan membership interface fc1/1Display the VSAN membership information of FC port 1Copied
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show vsan usageDisplay the information about the number of VSANs configured and how many available for usageCopied
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show wwn switchdisplay wwn of the switchCopied
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show zoneDisplay the list of all the zones defined in all the VSANsCopied
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show zone activeDisplay all the zones those are part of active zoneset in all the VSANsCopied
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show zone active vsan 100Display only the zones those are part of active zoneset configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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show zone member pwwn 21:00:00:00:00:00:00:11List all the zones to which a member belongs using 21:00:00:00:00:00:00:11Copied
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show zone name zone123Display the members of zone zone123Copied
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show zone statusDisplay the zone database status of VSAN 100. This will include the number of zoneset and zones defines VSAN 100. It also shows if the zoning mode either basic or enhanced.Copied
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show zone status vsan 100Display the zone database status of VSAN 100. This will include the number of zoneset and zones defines VSAN 100.It also shows if the zoning mode either basic or enhanced for zones in VSAN 100Copied
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show zone vsan 100Display the list of all the zones defined for VSAN 100Copied
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show zonesetDisplay the zonesets configured in all the VSANs along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset activeDisplay only the active zoneset configured in all the VSANs along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset active vsan 100Display only the active zoneset configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset vsan 100Display the zonesets configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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show bootDisplay all the running and startup boot variables such as kickstart and system variableCopied
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show boot currentDisplay all the running boot variablesCopied
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show boot moduleDisplay the list of boot variables configured for modulesCopied
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show boot variablesDisplay the list of boot variablesCopied
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show clockDisplay the current date and time set on the switchCopied
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show clock detailDisplay the current date and time set on the switch along with the summertime configurationCopied
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show device-alias databasedisplay the contents of the device alias databaseCopied
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show device-alias name server1_hba1display the entry with name server1_hba1 in the device alias databaseCopied
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show device-alias statusdisplay the current status of device alias databaseCopied
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show environmentDisplay the environmental information about the switch. This includes the power supply voltage and status information and also the fan and temperature status.Copied
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show environment fanDisplay the status of all the fan modulesCopied
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show environment powerDisplay the power usage summary and statusCopied
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show environment temperatureDisplay the temperature information and status about the intake and outlet sensorsCopied
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show fabric-binding databasedisplay configured fabric binding database information for all the VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding database activedisplay activated fabric binding database information for all the VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding database active vsan 100display active fabric binding database information for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding database vsan 100display configured fabric binding database information for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding statusdisplays fabric binding status for each configured VSANCopied
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show fabric-binding status vsan 100displays fabric binding status for VSAN 100Copied
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show fabric-binding violationsdisplays fabric binding violations for all VSANsCopied
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show fabric-binding violations vsan 100displays fabric binding violations for VSAN 100Copied
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show fcns databasedisplay the contents of the FCNS database for all VSANs. This includes information about each PWWN entry along with FCID, vendor, type etc.Copied
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show fcns database detaildisplay the contents of the FCNS database for all VSANs in detail. This also shows information like the connected interface and switch.Copied
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show fcns database detail vsan 1display the contents of the FCNS database for VSAN 1 in detail. This also shows information like the connected interface and switch.Copied
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show fcns database fcid 0x0b0100display the entries in FCNS database with FCID 0x0b0100Copied
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show fcns database vsan 1display the contents of the FCNS database for VSAN 1 . This includes information about each PWWN entry along with FCID, vendor, type etc.Copied
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show fcns statisticsdisplays the Name Server StatisticsCopied
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show featureDisplay the list of all the features available in the switch and currently enabled or disabled.Copied
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show flogi databaseDisplay all the entries in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi database detailsDisplay all the entries in the FLOGI database along with FCID allocation detailsCopied
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show flogi database fcid 0x0b0100Display only the entries with fcid 0x0b0100 in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi database interface fc1/1Display the entries in the FLOGI database for FC port1 on slot1Copied
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show flogi database vsan 10Display only the entries belongs to vsan 10 interfaces in the FLOGI databaseCopied
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show flogi internal errorsDisplay the error log of FLOGIsCopied
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show flogi internal event-history interface fc1/1Display the FLOGI event history log for FC port 1Copied
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show flogi internal event-history vsan 11Display the FLOGI event history log for members of vsan 11Copied
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show hardwareDisplay the complete switch hardware information. This command also show the BIOS version, system and kickstart image information with many other useful details.Copied
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show hardware internal mgmt0 statsDisplay the information about the switch management interface. Gives the details about the management IP address and MAC address of the port.Copied
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show interfaceDisplays information for all interfaces on the switchCopied
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show interface bbcreditDisplay the Buffer To Buffer credit information for each interface about the operation state.Copied
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show interface briefDisplays brief information about all the interfaces on a switchCopied
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show interface counters briefShow the interface counters in briefCopied
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show interface descriptionDisplays description about of all the interfaces in the switchCopied
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show interface detail-countersDisplays detailed information about the counters in all the interfacesCopied
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show interface fc1/1Display detailed information about FC interface port 1 in slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1 descriptionDisplays description about FC interface port1 on slot 1 in the switchCopied
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show interface fc1/1 transceiverDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on port 1 module 1. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface fc1/1 transceiver detailsDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on port 1 module 1. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and a detailed diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface fc1/1 | include SpeedDisplay the Speed of FC port 1 on slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1 | include vsanDisplay the vsan information of FC port 1 on slot 1Copied
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show interface fc1/1-5 briefDisplays brief information about FC interfaces 1 to 5 on a switchCopied
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show interface mgmtDisplays detailed information about management interface 0Copied
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show interface port-channel 1Show detailed information about port channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 briefShow brief information about port channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 trunk vsanShow the trunk per vsan information in port-channel 1Copied
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show interface port-channel 1 trunk vsan 100Show the trunks on vsan 100 in port-channel 1Copied
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show interface transceiverDisplay the transceiver(SFP) information on all the ports. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show interface transceiver detailsDisplay the information about transceiver(SFP) on all the ports. This includes the product id, serial number supported speed and a detailed diagnostic information about the SFP.Copied
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show inventoryDisplay the inventory of all field replaceable units (FRUs). This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory chassisDisplay the inventory of the chassis unit. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory fansDisplay the inventory of all fans in the switch. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory moduleDisplay the inventory of all the modules. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory module 1Display the inventory of module 1. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show inventory power_supplyDisplay the inventory of all the power supply units in the switch. This includes product IDs, serial numbers, and version IDsCopied
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show processesdisplay all the active system processes running on a switchCopied
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show processes cpudisplay the cpu utilization for all the active processes running on a switchCopied
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show processes cpu sort 5mindisplay all the system processes sorted by cpu ulitization based last 5 minuteCopied
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show processes logdisplay process log informationCopied
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show processes log detailsdisplay detailed information of all process logsCopied
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show processes log pid 1234display detailed information logged against process id 1234Copied
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show processes memorydisplay memory usage information for each system processes in the switchCopied
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show processes memory shareddisplay shared memory information for system processes running on switchCopied
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show processes memory sortdisplay memory usage information for all system processes in the switch sorted by highest firstCopied
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show switchDisplay the hostname of the switchCopied
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show switch serialnumDisplay the serial number of the switch. we can also use "show sprom backplane 1" to get the serial number.Copied
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show switchnameDisplay the hostname of the switchCopied
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show switchname serialnumDisplay the serial number of the switch. we can also use "show sprom backplane 1" to get the serial number.Copied
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show system auto-collect tech-supportdisplay the auto collection status of show tech supportCopied
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show system default switchportdisplay the default port status of the switchCopied
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show system error-id 0x402000ECdisplay the details of error id 0x402000ECCopied
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show system error-id listdisplay the list of all the error ids with its descriptionCopied
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show system healthdisplay current health status for all the modules in the switchCopied
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show system health module 1display current health status for module 1 in the switchCopied
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show system health statisticsdisplay current health statistics for all modules in the switch. This include the failure and error counts happened on tests.Copied
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show system health statistics loopbackdisplay loopback test statistics for the entire switchCopied
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show system health statistics loopback interface fc1/1display loopback test statistics for FC port 1/1Copied
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show system health statistics loopback module 1display loopback test statistics for the module 1Copied
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show system health statistics module 1display current health statistics module 1 in the switch. This include the failure and error counts happened on tests.Copied
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show system login failureslist the failed login attempts to access the switchCopied
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show system redundancy statusdisplay the redundancy status of supervisor cardsCopied
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show system reset-reason module 5display the reasons for various resets happened for module 1Copied
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show system resourcesdisplay the current usage summary of various resources in the switch such as memory, processes etc.Copied
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show system uptimedisplay switch uptimeCopied
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show user-accountdisplay information about all the configured user accountsCopied
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show user-account user1display information about user1Copied
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show usersdisplay all CLI users currently accessing the switchCopied
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show vsanDisplay the information about all the VSANs along with operation statusCopied
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show vsan 100Display the information about VSAN 100 along with operation statusCopied
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show vsan 100 membershipDisplay the membership information about VSAN 100. This will list the FC ports and Port-channels part of the VSANCopied
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show vsan membershipDisplay the membership information about all the VSANs. This will list the FC ports and Port-channels part of each VSANsCopied
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show vsan membership interface fc1/1Display the VSAN membership information of FC port 1Copied
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show vsan usageDisplay the information about the number of VSANs configured and how many available for usageCopied
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show wwn switchdisplay wwn of the switchCopied
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show zoneDisplay the list of all the zones defined in all the VSANsCopied
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show zone activeDisplay all the zones those are part of active zoneset in all the VSANsCopied
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show zone active vsan 100Display only the zones those are part of active zoneset configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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show zone member pwwn 21:00:00:00:00:00:00:11List all the zones to which a member belongs using 21:00:00:00:00:00:00:11Copied
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show zone name zone123Display the members of zone zone123Copied
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show zone statusDisplay the zone database status of VSAN 100. This will include the number of zoneset and zones defines VSAN 100. It also shows if the zoning mode either basic or enhanced.Copied
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show zone status vsan 100Display the zone database status of VSAN 100. This will include the number of zoneset and zones defines VSAN 100.It also shows if the zoning mode either basic or enhanced for zones in VSAN 100Copied
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show zone vsan 100Display the list of all the zones defined for VSAN 100Copied
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show zonesetDisplay the zonesets configured in all the VSANs along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset activeDisplay only the active zoneset configured in all the VSANs along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset active vsan 100Display only the active zoneset configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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show zoneset vsan 100Display the zonesets configured in VSAN 100 along with its member zones.Copied
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