Patch Cord Command Reference

This chapter describes the commands to configure patch cord between ports.

hw-module patchcord

To configure patch-cord relationship between ports, use the hw-module patchcord command in the config mode. The CLI helps the user to tell 'what is connected to what in system'. To delete a patchcord use the no form of this command.

hw-module patchcord port Optics [ R/S/I/P] port Optics [ R/S/I/P]

no hw-module patchcord port Optics [ R/S/I/P] port Optics [ R/S/I/P]

Syntax Description

Optics

Name of port

R/S/I/P

Rack/Slot/Instance/Port

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Config mode

Command History

Release Modification
Release 5.2.4.7

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes appropriate task IDs. If the user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.

Two ports should not be same.

None of the ports should be configured on another patchcord.

Duplicate patchcord configuration is not rejected.

Patchcord relationship between ports is bi-directional.

Reverse patchcord configuration of what already exists will be rejected.

Task ID

Task ID Operation

otn

write

Examples

The following example shows how to create a patchcord between two ports: 

RP/0/RP0:ios(config)#hw-module patchcord port Optics 0/0/0/0 port Optics 0/0/0/1
RP/0/RP0:ios(config)#commit

show hw-module patchcord

To show details of a specific patchcord, use the show hw-module patchcord command in the exec mode.

To show details of all configured patchcords, use the show hw-module patchcord all command in the exec mode.

show hw-module patchcord port Optics [ R/S/I/P]

show hw-module patchcord all

Syntax Description

Optics

Name of the port.

R/S/I/P

Rack/Slot/Instance/Port of either of the two ports used to configure the patchcord.

Command Default

None

Command Modes

Exec mode

Command History

Release Modification
Release 5.2.4.7

This command was introduced.

Usage Guidelines

To use this command, you must be in a user group associated with a task group that includes appropriate task IDs. If the user group assignment is preventing you from using a command, contact your AAA administrator for assistance.

Task ID

Task ID Operation

otn

read

Examples

The following example shows how to display specific configured patch-chord connectivity. 

RP/0/0/CPU0:ios # show hw-module patchcord port Optics 0/0/0/0
Tue Dec 15 11:23:00.945 IST

hw-module patchcord configuration
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source-Port         Destination-Port
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optics0_0_0_0       Optics0_0_0_1

The following example shows how to display all configured patch-chord connectivity. 

RP/0/0/CPU0:ios # show hw-module patchcord all
Tue Dec 15 11:23:00.945 IST

hw-module patchcord configuration
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Source-Port         Destination-Port
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Optics0_0_0_0       Optics0_0_0_1
Optics0_0_0_4       Optics0_0_0_5
Optics0_8_0_0       Optics0_0_5_1