UCS FEX troubleshooting via the show platform software command

[alexander.kilp]

Hi,

I'm just preparing for a UCS troubleshooting certification, where the Redwood and Woodside commands are good to know for troubleshooting IOM-FEX. Little bit hard to study for it, because you have to use physical equip. UCSPE is not supporting the hardware command set.

So far I found out that:

Redwood commands apply to IOM-FEX 21xx series

Woodside commands apply to IOM-FEX 22xx series

Tiburon commands apply to IOM-FEX 23xx series. 

In fact I just have a FI 6332 on hand, I cannot verify the command set for the 4th FI Generation. 

Which one is used for IOM-FEX 24xx series?

The latest troubleshooting guide was last time updated on November 2017.

https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/unified_computing/ucs/ts/guide/UCSTroubleshooting/UCSTroubleshooting_chapter_01001.html

Since then lot of new equipment was released.

Is there anyone with a FI-6454, who can run the commands via SSH on his UCSM:

Spoiler

show version
connect fex 1
show platform software ?

Example output from my FIs:

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ucs-fi-01-B# show version
System version: 3.2(3h)
ucs-fi-01-B# connect iom 1
Attaching to FEX 1 ...
To exit type 'exit', to abort type '$.'
Last login: Thu Mar 7 11:54:18 from 127.15.1.250
Bad terminal type: "dumb". Will assume vt100.
fex-1# show platform software ?
cmcctrl Show cmcctrl information
ethpc Show information about ethpc
fwmctrl Show fwmctrl information
portola Show redwood information
qosctrl Show qosctrl information
redwood Show redwood information
satctrl Show information about satctrl
tiburon Show tiburon information
vic_proxy Show information about vic_proxy
woodside Show redwood information

If you run the [..] sts command on this set of hardware (FI 6332 + IOM 2304) for the redwood commands.

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fex-1# show platform software redwood sts

Stub Library libredwood_cli.so could not be opened
*** libredwood_cli.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ***
fex-1# show platform software woodside sts
^
% Invalid command at '^' marker.
fex-1# show platform software woodside ?
chmtech Show tech-support-callhome information
tech Show tech-support information

fex-1# show platform software tiburon sts
Board Status Overview:
legend:
' '= no-connect
X = Failed
- = Disabled
: = Dn
| = Up
. = SFP waiting for t_start_up timer expiration
i = SFP waiting for prom info read
c = SFP waiting for t_start_up_cooled timer expiration
* = SFP present
[X] = SFP validation failed
------------------------------

* * * * * * * * <- QSFPs
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
- - - - - - - - : : : : : : : : | : : : | : : :
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
|0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23|
|I |
|N |
| Tiburon |
| Asic: 0 |
|H |
|I |
|0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4|
| 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7|
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| : : : - - - - | : : : - - - - | : : : - - - - | : : : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
\_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ \_\_/_/ (r = retimer lane configured)
blade8 blade7 blade6 blade5 blade4 blade3 blade2 blade1

fex-1# show platform software portola sts
^
% Invalid command at '^' marker.
fex-1# show platform software portola tech

Stub Library libredwood_cli.so could not be opened
*** libredwood_cli.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory ***

Also noticed the portola command.

Is this command used for Nexus 20xx switches?