[c-nsp] fabric switching enable

[Hank Nussbacher]

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008, Pham, Loc wrote:

Another interesting command to explore is:

petach-tikva-gp#sho platfor hard capa fabr
Switch Fabric Resources
   Bus utilization: current: 0%, peak was 8% at 09:10:06 IST Thu Feb 28 
2008
   Fabric utilization:     Ingress                    Egress
     Module  Chanl  Speed  rate  peak                 rate  peak
     1       0         8G    0%    3% @06:07 03Feb08    0%   15% @10:04 
28Feb08
     2       0         8G    0%    0%                   0%    3% @06:43 
03Feb08
     3       0         8G    0%    3% @04:47 03Feb08    0%    7% @12:41 
26Mar08
     4       0         8G    0%    2% @17:01 17May08    0%    3% @21:58 
03Feb08
     7       0        20G    0%   12% @10:09 28Feb08    0%    6% @19:20 
03Mar08
     9       0        20G    0%    4% @12:32 03Feb08    0%    7% @16:13 
11Feb08
     9       1        20G    0%    3% @19:27 03Feb08    1%   11% @18:13 
19Mar08
     10      0        20G    0%    1% @10:41 09Feb08    0%    1% @05:57 
03Feb08
     10      1        20G    1%    6% @19:20 03Mar08    0%    7% @19:20 
03Mar08
     11      0        20G    1%   11% @10:51 12May08    1%    3% @11:23 
27Mar08
   Switching mode: Module                                        Switching 
mode
                   1 
compact
                   2 
compact
                   3 
compact
                   4 
compact
                   7 
compact
                   9 
compact
                   10 
compact
                   11 
compact

-Hank

>  Thanks Pete : this is what I have
> sh fab sw
> Global switching mode is Flow through
> dCEF mode is not enforced for system to operate
> Fabric module is not  required for system to operate
> Modules are allowed to operate in bus mode
> Truncated mode is not allowed unless threshold is met
> Threshold for truncated mode operation is 2 SFM-capable cards
>
> Module Slot     Switching Mode
>    1                      Bus
>    2                      Bus
>    3                      Bus              <<<< can be
> --------------
>
>  I read about cycle the power ;-) thanks for the head up....
>  So I need to plan for a maint-window then. Since I have mix cards, I
> need to use truncate mode, right ?
>
> Regards,
> Loc Pham, # 17030 R/S
> "We switch our network dedicately :One packet at a time... "
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Rathlev [mailto:peter at rathlev.dk]
> Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2008 2:27 PM
> To: Pham, Loc
> Cc: Cisco NSPs
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] fabric switching enable
>
> On Tue, 2008-06-17 at 12:35 -0700, Pham, Loc wrote:
>> How can I identify whether our module is switched on mix mode and how
>> to change it ? any gotcha ?
>>
>> xxx#sh fab sw mo all
>> Module Slot     Switching Mode
>>    1                      Bus
>>    2                      Bus
>>    3                      Bus
>>
>> XXX#sh fab sta
>>  slot    channel      speed    module               fabric
>>                                status               status
>>     1          0        20G        OK                   OK
>
> You wouldn't happen to have a "fabric switching-mode force bus-mode" in
> your running config?
>
> Try doing a "show fabric switching-mode" without the "module all", it
> gives some interesting lines in the beginning.
>
> Changing switching mode power cycles the modules by the way. I guess
> that's a gotcha. :-)
>
> Regards,
> Peter
>
>
>
>
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