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FACT Commands

This section lists the FACT commands, grouped by function for those who prefer a structured organization. For a complete description of all commands in an alphabetical listing, see Commands.

Table 1 lists the commands that scan the managed-nodes of the network.

Table 1: Scanning Commands

Command Name	Function
scan fabric	Scans the static connectivity of the subnet and collects information from and about the Subnet Managers.
scan fabric all	Scans the static connectivity of the subnet and collects routing information, raw port counter information, monitored port counter information, and threshold-exceeded port counter information from the Subnet Manager.
scan tech-support	Collects diagnostic information about the network.
select	Selects the current scan.

Table 2 lists the commands that manage the repository.

Table 2: Repository Management Commands

delete scans	Deletes all specified scans.
export repository	Makes a copy of the specified repository and saves a copy of the FACT repository in a file.
export scan	Exports the current scan to a file.
import repository	Replaces the existing repository with the one that is currently in the file.
import scan	Imports a scan from a file to the repository.
select	Selects the current scan.
show history	Shows all scans in the repository.

Table 3 lists the commands that work with any scan, even an incomplete scan.

Table 3: Low-Level Display Commands

show subnet-managers	Shows the Subnet Managers in the current scan.
show versions	Shows the scan versions of the specified managed-nodes.

Table 4 lists the commands that show information about any scan.

Table 4: Subnet-Level Display Commands

show chassis	Shows information about the chassis in the current scan.
show chips	Shows information about switch chips in the current scan.
show isolated managed-nodes	Shows the switches and hosts that are not part of the network.
show multicast groups	Shows the multicast groups in the current scan.
show ports	Shows the state of the ports in a given switch or an entire network.

Table 5 lists the commands that show information about a route scan.

Table 5: Route-Level Display Commands

Command Name	Function
show destinations	Shows the unicast destinations that are forwarded through each specified egress port.
show egress ports	Shows the egress ports that forward unicast traffic to each specified destination port.
show multicast destinations	Shows the multicast destinations that are forwarded through each specified egress port.
show multicast egress ports	Shows the egress ports that forward multicast traffic to each specified destination port.
show routes	Shows the unicast routes from each port in the source set to each port in the destination set.

Table 6 lists the commands that show information about port counter displays.

Table 6: Port Counter Display Commands

Command Name	Function
show show counters monitored	Shows monitored port counters.
show show counters raw	Shows raw port counters.
show show counters threshold	Shows port counters that have exceeded their error thresholds.

Table 7 lists the command that compares two scans.

Table 7: History Display Commands

Command Name	Function
show changes scan	Compares the current scan with any specified scan in the repository.

Table 8 lists the commands that are used to administer or manage the network.

Table 8: Fabric Maintenance Commands

Command Name	Function
disable ports	Disables one or more ports on a switch.
enable ports	Enables one or more ports on a switch.
install	Installs new firmware on a switch.
ports speed	Sets the width and speed of a single port or multiple ports in a network.
reset port-counters	Resets all port counters to zero.

Table 9 lists the commands used to analyze, display, annotate information in log files.

Table 9: Log Analysis Commands

annotate	Annotates one or more syslog files and prints them to the screen with annotations attached.

Table 10 lists the miscellaneous commands.

Table 10: Miscellaneous Commands

exit	Discontinues the current session with FACT.
help	Lists a summary of the complete FACT command grammar.