Cisco Vs Broacde SAN Switch

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Brocade CLI Cheat sheet

Useful Brocade SAN Switch CLI commands

Show Commands

Command	Description
psshow	Displays the status of the power supply
fansshow	Displays the status of the fans
tempshow	Displays the status of the temperature readings
sensorshow	Displays the status of the sensor readings
nsshow	Displays information in the name server
nsshow -t	Displays information in the name server
nsshow -r	Displays the information in the name server along with the state change registration details
nscamshow	Displays detailed information of all the devices connected to all the switches in the fabric (Remote Name Servers)
nsallshow	Displays the 24 bit address of all devices that are in the fabric
licenseshow	Displays all the licenses that have been added in the switch
date	Displays the current date set on the switch
bannershow	Displays the banner that will appear when logging in unsing the CLI or webtools
httpcfgshow	Displays the JAVA version the switch expects at the management console
switchname	Displays the switchname
fabricshow	Displays information of all the switches in the fabric
userconfig –show -a	Displays the account information like role , description , password exp date , locked status
switchstatusshow	Displays the overall status of the switch
switchstatuspolicyshow	Displays policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status
portshow	To show the port status
portcfgshow	Displays the speed set for all ports on all slots and other detailed port information
configshow fabric.ops	Displays the parameters of the switch. Ensure all switches in a fabric have the same parameters in order to communicate
configshow fabric.ops.pidFormat	Displays the PID set for a switch Core , Native or Extended edge
switchuptime OR uptime	Displays the uptime for the switch
firmwareshow	Displays the firmware on the switch
version	Displays the current firmware version on the switch
hashow	Displays the status of local and remote CP’s. High availability , heartbeat and synchronization
Port Settings
Command	Description
portcfgshow	Displays the port settings
portcfg rscnsupr [slot/port] –enable	A registered state change registration is suppressed when a state change occurs on the port
portcfg rscnsupr [slot/port] –disable	A registered state change registration is sent when a state change occurs on the port
portname	To assign a name for a port
portdisable	To disable a port or slot
portenable	To enable a port or slot
portcfgpersistentdisable	To disable a port , status would not change even after rebooting the switch
portcfgpersistentenable	To enable a port , status would not change even after rebooting the switch
portshow	To show the port status
portcfgspeed ,	To set speed for a port Note – 0:auto negotiated 1,2,4 Gbit/sec , 1 : 1Gbit/sec , 2 : 2 Gbit/sec , 4 : 4Gbit/sec
switchcfgspeed	To 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
portcfgshow	Displays the speed set for all ports on all slots and other detailed port information
portcfgdefault	To set the port settings to default
portcfglongdistance	To 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
portcfgeport	Used to disable a port from being a E port
Setting commands
Command	Description
ipaddrset	To set the ip address for the switch
bannerset	To set the banner which will appear when logging in using the CLI or webtools
Time and Date Settings
Command	Description
date	Displays the current date set on the switch
tsclockserver 10.10.1.1	Instruction for the principal switch to synchronize time with the NTP server (specify ipaddress of the NTP server)
tsclockserver LOCL	Instruction to stop NTP server synchronization (Local time of the switch)
date mmddhhmmyy	To set the time of the switch when the NTP server synchronization is cancelled
tstimezone -5	To set the time zone for individual switches
License Commands
Command	Description
licenseshow	Displays all the licenses that are added in the switch
licenseadd	To add a new license to the switch
licenseremove	To remove a license from the switch
licenseidshow	Based on Switch WWN
Banner Commands
Command	Description
bannershow	Displays the banner that will appear when logging in unsing the CLI or webtools
bannerset	To set the banner which will appear when logging in using the CLI or webtools
bannerset “”	To remove the bannerset
Password commands
Command	Description
passwd	To change the password for that particular login
passwdcfg –set -lowercase 3 uppercase 1 -digits 2 -punctuation 2 -minlength 10 -history 3	To set the password rules
passwdcfg –set -minpasswordage 1	To set the minimum password age in Days
passwdcfg –set -maxpasswordage 30	To set the maximum password age in Days
passwdcfg –set -warning 23	To set a warning for the expiration Days remaining
passwdcfg –set -lockoutthreshold 5	To set the account lockout thresh hold
passwdcfg –set -lockoutduration 30	To set the account lockout duration in Minutes
passwdcfg –setdefault	To restore the password policy to Factory settings (min length – 8, history -1 , lockoutduration – 30)
User Configuration (commands to administer Accounts)
Command	Description
userconfig –show -a / userconfig –show	Displays all the account information like role , description , password exp date , locked status
userconfig –add jdoe -r admin -d “Jane Doe”	To add a new account -r = role , -d = description
userconfig –show jdoe	Displays all the information for the account jdoe
userconfig –change -e no	To 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 yes	To Enable an account
NPIV Commands
Command	Description
portcfgnpivport	Enables NPIV functionality on a port . By default on Condor based switches
configure	In order to increase the no of port logins ( Default is 126 , max 255)
SNMP
Command	Description
snmpconfig	snmpconfig for 5.0 above fos
agtcfgset	snmp config for fos below 5.0
snmpmibcapset	for choosing the MIB’s for the snmp settings
Zoning
Command	Description
alicreate “Name”, “domain,port no”	Used to create alias
alicreate “Name”,”portname1; portname2″	To create more than one ports under one alias
alidelete “Name”	To delete alias
aliadd “Name”, “domain,port no”	To add additional ports to an alias
aliremove “Name”, “domain,port no”	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
cfgsave	To have the effective configuration to be written into the flash memory
Firmware commands
Command	Description
configupload	Saves the switch config as an ASCII text file to an FTP server
configdownload	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
firmwaredownload	To download the firmware to be installed on the switch
firmwareshow	To be run after installing the firmware on the switch
version	Displays the current firmware version on the switch
fastboot	Needs to be run after installing the firmware . This doesnot include the post
reboot	Needs to be run after installing the firmware. This includes the post
Other commands
Command	Description
killtelnet	To kill a particular session which is using telnet
configure	To configure a switch
quitemode	To switch off the quietmode
quietmode 1	To suppress messages to the console
switchname	Displays the switchname
switchname “EXAMPLE”	To assign a switch name
configure	To disable/enable TELNETD
timeout	Displays the timeout time set for Telnet session on the switch
timeout 10	To set a specific timeout time for the Telnet session
switchuptime OR uptime	Displays the uptime for the switch
switchcfgspeed	To 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
fastboot	To reboot the switch without post
reboot	To reboot the switch with the post
switchstatusshow	Displays the overall status of the switch
switchstatuspolicyshow	Displays policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status
switchstatuspolicyset	To change the policy set for the switch regarding Marginal(Yellow) or Down(Red) error status