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v3.x sw1:admin> porterrshow
Note: v4.x has identical output
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frames enc crc too too bad enc disc link loss loss frjt fbsy
tx rx in err shrt long eof out c3 fail sync sig
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0: 33 32 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 271 14 0 0 0
1: 35m 107m 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 75 111 17 0 0
2: 70m 29m 0 0 0 0 0 1.6k 0 9 5 9 0 0
3: 10m 7.3m 0 0 0 0 0 95k 33 0 21 30 0 0
4: 3.0m 2.0m 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 1 15 22 0 0
5: 1.3m 859k 0 0 0 0 0 0 35 2 16 18 0 0
6: 08m 36m 0 0 0 0 0 8 70 0 10 13 0 0
… < truncated output> …
14: 23m 46m 0 0 0 0 0 37 0 826 107 20 0 0
15: 21m 47m 0 0 0 0 0 38 0 888 140 20 0 0
portstatsclear can be used to clear port errors on error statistics to left
of the dotted line. The other counters get cleared on a reboot/fastboot.
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The lines of the display show:
frames tx
frames rx
enc in
crc err
too shrt
too long
bad eof
enc out
disc c3
link fail
loss sync
loss sig
frjt
fbsy
LLI ERRORS
Frames transmitted.
Frames received.
Encoding errors inside of frames.
Frames with CRC errors.
Frames shorter than minimum.
Frames longer than maximum.
Frames with bad end-of-frame delimiters.
Encoding error outside of frames.
Class 3 frames discarded.
Link failures (LF1 or LF2 states).
Loss of synchronization.
Loss of signal.
Frames rejected with F_RJT.
Frames busied with F_BSY.
Note - Loss of Sync; Loss of Signal; Enc_Out Error are expected every time
a user brings the port down and up (reboots host, power-cycles storage subsystem,
disconnects/reconnects cable, or invokes portdisable portenable, etc.). Enc_Out
Errors are also generated during the speed negotiation process so should be cleared after ports
have negotiated speed. If speeds are known and these errors are being tracked then the port can be
set to the same speed as attached device using the portcfgspeed command.
Statistically, enc_out errors alone imply primarily cable problems, the enc_out and
crc_err combination imply primarily GBIC/SFP problems.
© 2005 Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated.
Revision CFP261-02-2005
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