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Fabric OS Command Reference

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portShow

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FUNCTION

General port status display commands supported on all platforms

SYNOPSIS

portshow [slot/][ge]port

portshow -i [index1[-index2] [...]] [-f]

portshow -x [hex1[-hex2] [...]]

DESCRIPTION

Use this command to display general port status and configuration parameters for the specified port. This
command is valid on all platforms, but the output is platform-specific and not all fields are displayed on all
platforms.

The following general information is displayed when the command is issued for a non-GbE port without
additional arguments:

portIndex

Index number assigned to the port.

portName

Name assigned to the port by the portName command. On standalone platforms,
the default port name is the port number, for example, "port5". On enterprise-class
platforms, the default port name is a combination of the slot number and the port
number, for example, "slot1port5".

portHealth

Current health of the port (requires a Fabric Watch license).

Authentication

Authentication type and associated parameters (if applicable) used on the port at
port online.

None

No authentication was performed.

FCAP

FCAP authentication was performed.

DHCHAP

DHCHAP authentication was performed. Also displays DH group and hash type
used for authentication.

portDisableReason

Provides an explanation for the port's disabled status, if it has not been disabled
by portDisable or portCfgPersistentDisable.

portCFlags

Port control flags.

portFlags

A bit map of port status flags, including information on the type of port, whether it
is fully online, and whether logins have been accepted. The port flags display
ENCRYPT if the port has been enabled for encryption. The port flags display
COMPRESS if the port has been enabled for compression. The port flags display
D_PORT if the port has been enabled as a diagnostic port.

portType

The port's type and revision numbers.

POD Port

Port on Demand License status.

portState

The port's SNMP state:

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