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[Brocade]How to find out the model Brocade Switch from a Switchshow/Supportshow?

To find out the switch model (Brocade), you can either run a switchshow or open supportshow output and located the "switchType". Below is a switchshow output(for security reason the output is truncted)Type:9.2   is a DS-16b2 switch with revision 2 of the motherboard

DIR1:root> switchshow

switchName: DIR3

switchType: 42.2

switchState: Online

switchMode: Native

switchRole: Subordinate

switchDomain: 3

switchId: fffc03

switchWwn: 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:00

zoning: ON (COMP_FABRIC_A)

switchBeacon: OFF

blade1 Beacon: OFF

blade2 Beacon: OFF

blade3 Beacon: OFF

blade4 Beacon: OFF

blade7 Beacon: OFF

blade8 Beacon: OFF

blade9 Beacon: OFF

blade10 Beacon: OFF

For the appropriate switchtype entry, see the below chart for description of the switch:
switchType – <model_type>.<motherboard_revision_level> The model types are as follows: 1.x = Brocade SilkWorm 1000 series 2.x = DS-16B / Brocade SilkWorm 2800 series 3.x = DS-8B / Brocade SilkWorm 2400 series 4.x = Brocade SilkWorm 20x0;
5.x = Brocade SilkWorm 22x0;
6.x = DS-16B / Brocade SilkWorm 3800 Series (Includes parity checking on all paths)
7.x = SCB
9.x = DS-16B2 / Brocade SilkWorm 3800 series
10.x = ED-12000B / Brocade SilkWorm 12000 switch blade
12.x = DS-32B2 / Brocade SilkWorm 3900 series
16.x = DS-8B2 / Brocade SilkWorm 3200 series
17.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 3800VL series
18.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 3000 series
21.x = ED-24000B / Brocade 24000 switch blade
22.x=  Brocade SilkWorm 3016 2GB Embedded Switch for IBM and Intel Blade Servers
26.x = DS-16B3 / Brocade 3850 series
27.x = DS-8B3 / Brocade 3250 series
29.x=  Brocade SilkWorm 4012 4GB Embedded Switch for HP Blade Servers
32.x = DS-4100B / Brocade Silkworm 4100 series
33.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 3014 2GB Embedded Switch for Dell, Fujitsu-Siemens and Hitachi Blade Servers
34.x = DS-220B /  Brocade 200E
36.x =  PB-48000-18i / Brocade SilkWorm FR4-18i 48000 Director Blade
37.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 4020 4GB Embedded Switch for IBM and Intel Blade Servers
38.0 = AP-7420
40.x= Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) Front Domain
41.x= Fibre Channel Routing (FCR) Xlate Domain
42.2 = ED-48000B / Brocade Silkworm 48000 series
43.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 4024 4GB Embedded Switch for NEC Blade Servers
44.x =  DS-4900 / Brocade SilkWorm 4900 series
45.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 4016 4GB Embedded Switch for Hitachi Blade Servers
46.x =  MP-7500B / Brocade SilkWorm 7500 series
47.x =  PB-48K-16IP / Brocade SilkWorm FC4-16IP 48000 Director Blade
51.x =  Brocade SilkWorm 4018 4GB Embedded Switch for Blade Servers
55.x =  Brocade SilkWorm FA4-18 48000 Director Blade
55.2 =  AP7600B / Brocade SilkWorm 7600 series
58.x =  DS-5000B / Brocade SilkWorm 5000 series
SwitchBlade: If the model type shows up as switchblade this is the Blade Server sold by IBM, which is a 4.x OS switch on a blade that is installed into and IBM server. We have qualified this but do not sale it directly.
The motherboard revision level varies per type. ex:  switch
And it's not difficult to see that the output above is Brocade Silkworm 48000.