Brocade ADX – Commands

The following commands are based upon Brocade ADX 12.4.

Show Commands

show ip intshow interface(s) ip`s
show default valuesshow defaults
show server globalshow global configured parameters
show ip vrrp-extended briefshow cluster status
show server realshow real server stats
show server real http [real server]show real server http details for given server
show server real [real server/port] detailshow details of real servers port or real server
show server virtualshow virtual server stats
show server bindshow virtual to real server bindings
show server globalshow global parameters
show server sessionsshow summary of real server connections
show cookie-infoshow content switching cookie information
show statistics ethernet 1show interface stats
rconsole / sh sessions all 0 / rcon-exitshow flows across all BP’s (Barrel Processors)

RCON Commands

The rconsole is used to view and run commands across the various processors i.e BP. To invoke the rconsole the commands rconsole is used. To exit use rcon-exit.

show ssl statistics countersshows connection attempts and succesful completions.
show ssl statistics alertif errors are show RX increase the issue is on the ADX.
show ssl statisticsshow statistics for ssl flows (12.4u includes SSL/TLS version stats).
show ssl debug shows failures and causes such as certificate verify failures. 
show ssl conshow ssl connections. 
show cp debugshow client/server connection details.
show cp statsshow client/server connection stats.

Server Commands

server no-fast-bringupstops port becom`g ACTIVE until Layer4&7 healthchecks are successfully completed
[no] server no-periodic-arpenables/disables periodic L2 health checks
[no] server no-real-l3-checkenables/disables periodic ICMP healthchecks
server disable-ping-vip-downstops vip responding to ping if all backend servers are down
server msl 2change maximum session life in delete queue to 2 secs
server l7-dont-reset-on-vip-port-failused to allow csw to still be used when all servers are down (12.4+)
server l7-tcp-window-size <size>limit size of packets in large HTTP requests that can cause BP buffering issues
server l7-dont-ack-last-packetprevents drop of last packet in request after CSW decision has been completed
server l7-rewrite-pkt-in-sequenceprevents issues with ooo packets when using csw content insertion/rewrite by ensuring they are sent in order

Real Server Commands

max-conn <VALUE>configures the total maximum of connections per real server

Port Profile Commands

tcp keepalives 5 1modify layer 4 healthchecks
tcp keepalive use-master-statetie the health status of the alias port to the master port
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