EMC DS-32B2 User Manual

Display the unicast fabric topology.

topologyShow [domainnumber]

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Use this command to display the fabric topology, as it appears to the 
local switch. This includes:

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A list of all domains that are part of the fabric, and to each of 
those domains, all possible paths from the local switch.

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For each path - cost, the number of hops from the local switch to 
the destination switch, name of the destination switch, and a 
summary of all ports are routed through that path.

A path is described by the output port that a frame, addressed to a 
certain domain, will be forwarded to by the switches’ routing 
hardware, in order to reach the domain.

With the domain number specified, this command displays the 
topology information for the specified destination domain.

The display contains the fields shown in Table 1-33:..

Local 
Domain ID:

Domain number of local switch.

Domain:

Domain number of destination switch.

Metric:

Cost of reaching destination domain.

Name:

Name of destination switch.

Path 
Count:

Number of currently active paths to the destination 
domain.

Hops:

The maximum number of hops to reach destination 
domain.