Cisco APIC Getting Started Guide, Release 6.2(x)

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Remove a switch to maintenance mode using the CLI

Updated: January 12, 2026

Overview

Learn how to use the CLI 'show' commands to display the front panel ports and BGP protocol as active for debugging purposes while the switch is in maintenance mode, even though the interfaces are shut and BGP adjacencies are down.

Note
While the switch is in maintenance mode, CLI 'show' commands on the switch show the front panel ports as being in the up state and the BGP protocol as up and running. The interfaces are actually shut and all other adjacencies for BGP are brought down, but the displayed active states allow for debugging.

Procedure

[ no ] debug-switch node_id or node_name

Removes the switch to maintenance mode.