Finding Switch/Port using wwn

Question

Is there a command like 'node find ' for brocade in cisco using which we can find the Switch/Port into which the HBA is logged into if we know the WWN of HBA

AranH1 · Accepted Answer

Yes. You can perform a 'show flogi database' and search for the pwwn of the HBA.

For example, I know that the HBA of my host is 21:00:00:e0:8b:80:43:70, so I run the 'show flogi database' command with an output modifier to include only entries with the pwwn of the host I am looking for.

PXDC-MDS9509a# show flogi database details | include 21:00:00:e0:8b:80:43:70

fc3/10 10 0x011000 21:00:00:e0:8b:80:43:70 20:00:00:e0:8b:80:43:70

So from the results above I see that pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:80:43:70 is logged in to fc3/10 which is line card module 3, port 10 and that it is in VSAN 10 and the fcid is 0x011000.

protoss · Answer

Thankyou Very much.

AranH1 · Answer

I believe that the flogi database is local to each switch. Do you have that many switches to search to look for a particular HBA?

protoss · Answer

what if we do not know which switch the HBA is connected to? Is there a command which finds the WWN in the entire fabric??

ConnectrixHelpe · Answer

Have you tried a 'show fcns database'?

AranH1 · Answer

But that only provides the fcid and not the switch port right?

protoss · Answer

yes we have like 6 switches. I can do flogi database on each one of them. wanted to check if there was an easier way thats all.

ConnectrixHelpe · Answer

That is correct but there are ways to redirect the output and use other commands to locate the corresponding port.The easiest way might be a report from FM instead.

protoss · Answer

What FM report are you talking about?

ConnectrixHelpe · Answer

Log into FM via FM Web Client and click on the Reports tab.Thank you.

protoss · Answer

I thank you.

Connectrix

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