showdev

You can use the showdev command to display device properties. You can also use the -id option of this command to display properties for a specific device.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagram>>-perfcli-- --showdev-- ---id [...]---------------------------><

Parameters

-id [...]
A required parameter that displays the properties for the device IDs that are specified. The device ID is the nickname or model-serial-manufacturer. Separate multiple device names with a comma in between each name with no white space before or after the comma.

Description

You can use the showdev command to display device properties. You can also use the -id option of this command to display properties for a specific device.

Return values

One of the following types of information is returned:

Column Label Details
Device ID The nickname or model-serial-manufacturer of the device..
IP Device IP address.
Device Type Device Type: ESS or SVC.

Possible failures

Examples

An invocation example:

perfcli showdev 2105-2105.26884-IBM

The resulting output:

Device ID           IP address Device Type  
=============================================

2105-2105.26884-IBM 9.11.222.10   ESS     

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