EMC DS-32B2 User Manual

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EMC Connectrix DS-32B2 and ED-12000B Fabric OS Reference Manual
Telnet Commands
bcastshow
Display broadcast routing information.
Syntax
bcastShow
Availability
All users
Description
Use this command to display the broadcast routing information for 
all ports in the switch. The broadcast routing information indicates all 
ports that are members of the broadcast distribution tree that is, ports 
that are able to send and receive broadcast frames.
Normally, all F_Ports and FL_Ports are members of the broadcast 
distribution tree. The broadcast path selection protocol selects the 
E_Ports that are part of the broadcast distribution tree. The E_Ports 
are chosen in such a way to prevent broadcast routing loops.
The following fields are displayed:
The broadcast routing information for the ports is displayed as a set 
of hexadecimal bit maps. For more information on reading 
hexadecimal bitmaps, refer to the EMC Connectrix Departmental 
Switch DS-32B2 and Enterprise Director ED-12000B Fabric OS 
Procedures Manual
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The output from this command varies depending on switch type.
Operands
None
Examples
To display the broadcast routing information for all ports in the switch:
switch:admin> bcastShow
Group   Member Ports    Member ISL Ports        Static ISL Ports
----------------------------------------------------------------
 256     0x00012083        0x00002080              0x00000000
         0x00000000        0x00000000              0x00000000
         0x00000000        0x00000000              0x00000000
Group
The multicast group ID of the broadcast group.
Member Ports
A map of all ports in broadcast tree.
Member ISL Ports
A map of all E_Ports in broadcast tree.
Static ISL Ports
Reserved.