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.
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. |