Brocade Network Advisor SAN + IP User Manual v12.3.0 User Manual

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14. Click Start to initiate the traceroute request.

Click Stop to cancel the traceroute request.

NOTE

The traceroute request is not automatically cancelled on the switch. The switch continues until
the request is complete.

The traceroute results display in table format at the bottom of the Ethernet Fabrics Traceroute
for Ethernet_Fabric dialog box.

15. To review diagnostic results, select a traceroute request from the list on the Diagnostics

Results tab.

FIGURE 299

Ethernet Fabrics Traceroute for

Ethernet_Fabric

dialog box — Diagnostics Results tab

The Diagnostics Results tab updates dynamically as each traceroute request becomes
available. The results list on the left contains a traceroute for each repeated request. The
results table details the selected traceroute. Each row represents a hop and the data includes
the following information:

RBridge ID: The RBridge ID of the VCS member.

Switch Name: The display name or IP address or display name and IP address of the VCS
member (defined by you in the main window).

Incoming Port: The port numbers in the path to the source RBridge from the destination
RBridge.

Outgoing Port: The port numbers in the path to the destination RBridge from the source
RBridge.

Round Trip Delay: The round trip delay in microseconds.

NOTE

The round trip delay for the starting RBridge (edge) is always 0 microseconds for a
successful trace as this represents a self-loop.

TABLE 83

Trace Route example

Request Source port number Destination port number

1

5

7

2

10

12

3

15

17

4

20

22

5

25

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