NAME

switch - a table in the xCAT database.


SYNOPSIS

switch Attributes: node switch port vlan interface comments disable


DESCRIPTION

Contains what switch port numbers each node is connected to.


switch Attributes:

node

The node name or group name.

switch

The switch hostname.

port

The port number in the switch that this node is connected to. On a simple 1U switch, an administrator can generally enter the number as printed next to the ports, and xCAT will understand switch representation differences. On stacked switches or switches with line cards, administrators should usually use the CLI representation (i.e. 2/0/1 or 5/8). One notable exception is stacked SMC 8848M switches, in which you must add 56 for the proceeding switch, then the port number. For example, port 3 on the second switch in an SMC8848M stack would be 59

vlan

xCAT currently does not make use of this field, however it may do so in the future. For now, it can be used by administrators for their own purposes, but keep in mind some xCAT feature later may try to enforce this if set

interface

The interface name from the node perspective. This is not currently used by xCAT, but administrators may wish to use this for their own purposes

comments

Any user-written notes.

disable

Set to 'yes' or '1' to comment out this row.


SEE ALSO

nodels(1), chtab(8), tabdump(8), tabedit(8)