Thursday, October 8, 2015

useful links

http://thesanguy.com/

Brocade Switch commands

Zoning Commands

configshow to check Brocade Fabric ID
alicreate “Name”, “domain,port#”Used to create an alias
alicreate “Name”,”portname1; portname2″To create multiple ports under a single alias
alidelete “Name”To delete an alias
aliadd “Name”, “domain,port#”To add additional ports to an alias
aliremove “Name”, “domain,port#”To remove a port from the alias
alishow “AliName”To show the alias configuration on the switch
zonecreate “Zone Name”, “alias1; alias2″To create zones based on alias
zonedelete “ZoneName”To delete a zone
zoneadd “ZoneName”, “alias name”To add additional alias into the zone
zoneremove “ZoneName”, “alias name”To remove an alias from the zone
zoneshow “zoneName”To show the zone configuration information
cfgcreate “Configname”, “Zone1; Zone2″To create configurations by adding in zones
cfgdelete “ConfigName”To delete a configuration
cfgadd “ConfigName”, “Zone3″To add additional zones in the configuration
cfgremove “ConfigName”, “Zone3″To remove a zone from the configuration
cfgshow “ConfigName”To show the details of that configuration
cfgenable “ConfigName”To enable a configuration on the switch
cfgsaveTo have the effective configuration to be written into the flash memory
Show Commands
 psshowDisplays the status of the power supply
fansshowDisplays the status of the fans
tempshowDisplays the status of the temperature readings
sensorshowDisplays the status of the sensor readings
nsshowDisplays information in the name server
nsshow -tDisplays information in the name server
nsshow -rDisplays the information in the name server along with the state change registration details
nscamshowDisplays detailed information of all the devices connected to all the switches in the fabric (Remote Name Servers)
nsallshowDisplays the 24 bit address of all devices that are in the fabric
licenseshowDisplays all the licenses that have been added in the switch
dateDisplays the current date set on the switch
bannershowDisplays the banner that will appear when logging in using the CLI or web tools
httpcfgshowDisplays the JAVA version the switch expects at the management console
switchnameDisplays the name of the switch
fabricshowDisplays information of all the switches in the fabric
userconfig –show -aDisplays the account information like role , description , password exp date , locked status
switchstatusshowDisplays the overall status of the switch
switchstatuspolicyshowDisplays policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status
portshowTo show the port status
portcfgshowDisplays the speed set for all ports on all slots and other detailed port information
configshow fabric.opsDisplays the parameters of the switch. Ensure all switches in a fabric have the same parameters in order to communicate
configshowfabric.ops.pidFormatDisplays the PID set for a switch Core , Native or Extended edge
switchuptime OR uptimeDisplays the uptime for the switch
firmwareshowDisplays the firmware on the switch
versionDisplays the current firmware version on the switch
hashowDisplays the status of local and remote CP’s. High availability , heartbeat and synchronization
Port Settings
portcfgshowDisplays the port settings
portcfg rscnsupr [slot/port] –enableA registered state change registration is suppressed when a state change occurs on the port
portcfg rscnsupr [slot/port] –disableA registered state change registration is sent when a state change occurs on the port
portnameTo assign a name for a port
portdisableTo disable a port or slot
portenableTo enable a port or slot
portcfgpersistentdisableTo disable a port , status would not change even after rebooting the switch
portcfgpersistentenableTo enable a port , status would not change even after rebooting the switch
portshowTo show the port status
portcfgspeed ,To set speed for a port#te – 0:auto negotiated 1,2,4 Gbit/sec , 1 : 1Gbit/sec , 2 : 2 Gbit/sec , 4 : 4Gbit/sec
switchcfgspeedTo set speed for all the ports on the switch Note – 0:auto negotiated 1,2,4 Gbit/sec , 1 : 1Gbit/sec , 2 : 2 Gbit/sec , 4 : 4Gbit/sec
portcfgshowDisplays the speed set for all ports on all slots and other detailed port information
portcfgdefaultTo set the port settings to default
portcfglongdistanceTo set the long distance mode . Default is L0(Normal), as per distance will display LE <=10 kms , L0.5 <=25kms , L1 <=50 kms, L2<=100kms , LD=auto , LS = Static
portcfgeportUsed to disable a port from being a E port
Time and Date Settings
dateDisplays the current date set on the switch
tsclockserver 10.10.1.1Instruction for the principal switch to synchronize time with the NTP server (specify the  ip address of the NTP server)
tsclockserver LOCLInstruction to stop NTP server synchronization (Local time of the switch)
date mmddhhmmyyTo set the time of the switch when the NTP server synchronization is cancelled
tstimezone -5To set the time zone for individual switches
License Commands
licenseshowDisplays all the licenses that are added in the switch
licenseaddTo add a new license to the switch
licenseremoveTo remove a license from the switch
licenseidshowBased on Switch WWN
Banner Commands
bannershowDisplays the banner that will appear when logging in using the CLI or web tools
bannersetTo set the banner which will appear when logging in using the CLI or web tools
bannerset “”To remove the bannerset (two quotes)
Password commands
passwdTo change the password for that particular login
passwdcfg –set -lowercase 3 uppercase 1 -digits 2 -punctuation 2 -minlength 10 -history 3To set the password rules
passwdcfg –set -minpasswordage 1To set the minimum password age in Days
passwdcfg –set -maxpasswordage 30To set the maximum password age in Days
passwdcfg –set -warning 23To set a warning for the expiration Days remaining
passwdcfg –set -lockoutthreshold 5To set the account lockout thresh hold
passwdcfg –set -lockoutduration 30To set the account lockout duration in Minutes
passwdcfg –setdefaultTo restore the password policy to Factory settings (min length – 8, history -1 , lockoutduration – 30)
SNMP Commands
snmpconfigsnmpconfig for 5.0 above fos
agtcfgsetsnmp config for fos below 5.0
snmpmibcapsetfor choosing the MIB’s for the snmp settings
User Configuration
userconfig –show -a / userconfig –showDisplays all the account information like role , description , password expiration date , locked status
userconfig –add john -r admin -d “John Doe”To add a new account -r = role , -d = description
userconfig –show johnDisplays all the information for the account john
userconfig –change -e noTo Disable an account , usually default a/cs like admin and user . But ensure before disabling the admin a/c there is another a/c with admin rights
userconfig –change -e yesTo Enable an account
Firmware commands
configuploadSaves the switch config as an ASCII text file to an FTP server
configdownload,
nodefind 0x"fcid"
To restore a switch configuration from ASCII text file Note – Need to disable the switch before downloading the config file
configure => cfgload attributes : [y] => Ensure secure config upload / download : [y]Fabric OS v 4.4 & above provides Secure File Copy Protocol (SCP) during upload or download of configurations
firmwaredownloadTo download the firmware to be installed on the switch
firmwareshowTo be run after installing the firmware on the switch
versionDisplays the current firmware version on the switch
fastbootNeeds to be run after installing the firmware. This does not include the post.
rebootNeeds to be run after installing the firmware. This includes the post.
Miscellaneous commands
killtelnetTo kill a particular session which is using telnet
configureTo configure a switch
quietmodeTo switch off the quiet mode
quietmode 1To suppress messages to the console
switchnameDisplays the switch name
switchname “EXAMPLE”To assign a switch name
bannersetTo set the banner which will appear when logging in using the CLI or web tools
timeoutDisplays the timeout time set for Telnet session on the switch
timeout 10To set a specific timeout time for the Telnet session
switchuptime or uptimeDisplays the uptime for the switch
switchcfgspeedTo set speed for all the ports on the switch Note – 0:auto negotiated 1,2,4 Gbit/sec , 1 : 1Gbit/sec , 2 : 2 Gbit/sec , 4 : 4Gbit/sec
fastbootTo reboot the switch without post
rebootTo reboot the switch with the post
switchstatusshowDisplays the overall status of the switch
switchstatuspolicyshowDisplays policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status
switchstatuspolicysetTo change the policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status