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switch slot number

Mary
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i have vss setup for cisco 6500 switches. I want to know slot 2 belong to which switch number (switch 1 or switch 2) so any command can help?

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Seb Rupik
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Hi there,

The interface reference should tell you this, eg: Gi2/4/32 

<switch>/<module>/<switchport>

Is Switch 2, Module 4, Switchport 32.

The following commands may also help:

!
sh module switch 1
sh module switch 2
!

cheers,

Seb.

hi,  if I log in to a 2960 or 3850 switch, it also has interface g2/1/32, we can't say it is in switch 2, thus the first g2 means slot 2 not switch 2.

In the case of stacked switches, the first number still refers to the switch. In your example, the second switch in the stack.

The second number would reference a module installed in the switch, such as a network/ service module.

Hey there,

Do a show run to display port names such as:

!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/44
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/45
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/46
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/47
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/48
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/49
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/50
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/51
!
interface GigabitEthernet1/0/52
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/1
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/2
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/3
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/4
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/5
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/6
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/7
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/8
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/9
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/10
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/11
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/12
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/13
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/14
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/15
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/16
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/17
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/18
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/19
!
interface GigabitEthernet2/0/20

Once you see what the ports are labeled as on the switch itself you will be able to determine which switch pattern the switch itself is going by.

<switch>/<module>/<switchport>

Hope this is helpful!

Hi,

If you use 

show switch virtual slot-map

This shows the info you are after .

Regards

Alex 

Regards, Alex. Please rate useful posts.