Basic Show Commands
Objective
This document explains how to use basic show commands on broadcom sonic to retrieve system information, hardware details, software versions, and transceiver status. These commands help network administrators quickly check the operational status and hardware inventory of a device.
Prerequisites
Hardware:
Switches or routers that support VLANs
(e.g., edgecore, ufispace)
Software:
Network operating systems that support VLAN configuration
(e.g., SONiC-OS-4.4.0-Enterprise_Base, SONiC-OS-4.4.2-Enterprise_Base)
Access:
Administrative or privileged CLI access
Basic Show commands
Example:
Accessing a switch or router via SSH or console to run diagnostic commands.
1. Show Version
Purpose: Displays software version, system uptime, and basic platform information.
Command:
show version
Example Output:
admin@sonic:~$ show version
SONiC Software Version: SONiC-OS-4.4.2-Enterprise_Base
Product: Enterprise SONiC Distribution by Broadcom - Enterprise Base package
Distribution: Debian 11.11
Kernel: 5.10.0-21-amd64
Config DB Version: version_4_4_1
Build commit: 96a459db13
Build date: Fri Mar 14 22:09:31 UTC 2025
Built by: sonicbld@bld-lvn-csg-15
Platform: x86_64-accton_as7326_56x-r0
HwSKU: Accton-AS7326-56X
ASIC: broadcom
ASIC Count: 1
Platform: x86_64-accton_as7326_56x-r0
Serial Number: 732656X2340044
Uptime: 11:06:30 up 1:29, 1 user, load average: 2.26, 2.18, 2.19
Docker images:
REPOSITORY TAG IMAGE ID SIZE
docker-syncd-brcm-ent-base 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base cef46f06375c 897MB
docker-syncd-brcm-ent-base latest cef46f06375c 897MB
docker-gbsyncd-brcm 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base b04db21248ad 933MB
docker-gbsyncd-brcm latest b04db21248ad 933MB
docker-swss-brcm-ent-base 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base be24588f67f0 448MB
docker-swss-brcm-ent-base latest be24588f67f0 448MB
docker-dhcp-relay-ent-base 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 3b5d300bcf92 452MB
docker-dhcp-relay-ent-base latest 3b5d300bcf92 452MB
docker-vrrp 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 08f80e63d21c 457MB
docker-vrrp latest 08f80e63d21c 457MB
docker-udld 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base efc364e7a5ec 455MB
docker-udld latest efc364e7a5ec 455MB
docker-stp 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 5766abc12016 451MB
docker-stp latest 5766abc12016 451MB
docker-teamd 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base fcc8cfdd10b0 448MB
docker-teamd latest fcc8cfdd10b0 448MB
docker-sflow 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 8e752985f4c0 450MB
docker-sflow latest 8e752985f4c0 450MB
docker-nat 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 4e1a5657d738 450MB
docker-nat latest 4e1a5657d738 450MB
docker-lldp 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base dc39bca2853a 490MB
docker-lldp latest dc39bca2853a 490MB
docker-fpm-frr 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 1a9f321c0d86 484MB
docker-fpm-frr latest 1a9f321c0d86 484MB
docker-l2mcd 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 13a38f7e6405 448MB
docker-l2mcd latest 13a38f7e6405 448MB
docker-sonic-telemetry 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 0cfd1676a4c3 583MB
docker-sonic-telemetry latest 0cfd1676a4c3 583MB
docker-iccpd 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 547595abf869 451MB
docker-iccpd latest 547595abf869 451MB
docker-platform-monitor 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base ad62d3ac9f80 579MB
docker-platform-monitor latest ad62d3ac9f80 579MB
docker-sonic-mgmt-framework 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 03c512309582 657MB
docker-sonic-mgmt-framework latest 03c512309582 657MB
docker-snmp 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 8c7a4adb55d5 429MB
docker-snmp latest 8c7a4adb55d5 429MB
docker-tam 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 63164fd5f90f 442MB
docker-tam latest 63164fd5f90f 442MB
docker-eventd 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base d51ad85ec50b 402MB
docker-eventd latest d51ad85ec50b 402MB
docker-database 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 48317a2ce7e8 401MB
docker-database latest 48317a2ce7e8 401MB
docker-router-advertiser 4.4.2-Enterprise_Base 904eb73ef2ff 401MB
docker-router-advertiser latest 904eb73ef2ff 401MB
2. Show System Status
Purpose: Provides an overview of system health, including CPU, memory, temperature, and fan status.
Command:
show system status
Example Output:
admin@sonic:~$ show system status
System is ready
Service-Name Service-Status App-Ready-Status Down-Reason
swss OK OK -
bgp OK OK -
teamd OK OK -
pmon OK OK -
syncd OK OK -
database OK OK -
mgmt-framework OK OK -
gbsyncd OK OK -
as7326-56x-pddf-platform-monitor OK OK -
as7326-platform-handle_mac OK OK -
auditd OK OK -
autobreakoutmgrd OK OK -
caclmgrd OK OK -
ccd OK OK -
config-chassisdb OK OK -
config-setup OK OK -
containerd OK OK -
critical-monitoring OK OK -
cron OK OK -
database-chassis OK OK -
db-post-startup OK OK -
determine-reboot-cause OK OK -
dhcp_relay OK OK -
disk-log-rotate-daemon OK OK -
docker OK OK -
eventd OK OK -
export OK OK -
hamd OK OK -
histogram OK OK -
hostcfgd OK OK -
hostname-config OK OK -
iccpd OK OK -
in-memory-log-rotate-daemon OK OK -
in-memory OK OK -
interfaces-config OK OK -
kdump-tools OK OK -
l2mcd OK OK -
lacp_helper OK OK -
lldp OK OK -
nat OK OK -
netfilter-persistent OK OK -
ntp-config OK OK -
ntp OK OK -
opennsl-modules OK OK -
pddf-platform-init OK OK -
platform-init OK OK -
platform-ready OK OK -
portinitdone OK OK -
procdockerstatsd OK OK -
radv OK OK -
ras-mc-ctl OK OK -
resrcmgrd OK OK -
rsyslog-config OK OK -
rsyslog OK OK -
sflow OK OK -
smartmontools OK OK -
snmp OK OK -
sonic-hostservice OK OK -
sonic-init-updatedb OK OK -
ssh OK OK -
stp OK OK -
sysmonitor OK OK -
tam OK OK -
telemetry OK OK -
tpcm@default OK OK -
udld OK OK -
updategraph OK OK -
vrrp OK OK -
warmboot-finalizer OK OK -
watchdog-control OK OK -
ztp-config OK OK -
3. Show Hardware Platform
Purpose: These show platform commands provide a quick view of system hardware, including chassis, fans, power, SSD health, firmware, PCIe, and temperature, helping ensure everything runs properly.
Command:
show platform summary
show platform fan
show platform firmware status
show platform pcieinfo
show platform psustatus
show platform psusummary
show platform ssdhealth
show platform syseeprom
show platform temperature
Example Output:
admin@sonic:~$ show platform summary
Platform: x86_64-accton_as7326_56x-r0
HwSKU: Accton-AS7326-56X
ASIC: broadcom
ASIC Count: 1
admin@sonic:~$ show platform fan
Drawer LED FAN Speed Direction Presence Status Timestamp
-------- ----- ----------- ------- ----------- ---------- -------- -----------------
Fantray1 green FAN 1 9100RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray1 green FAN 2 9200RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray2 green FAN 3 8900RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray2 green FAN 4 9100RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray3 green FAN 5 9000RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray3 green FAN 6 9200RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray4 green FAN 7 9000RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray4 green FAN 8 9300RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray5 green FAN 9 8800RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray5 green FAN 10 8900RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray6 green FAN 11 9000RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
Fantray6 green FAN 12 9300RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:20
N/A PSU 1 FAN 1 0RPM Present Not OK 20250502 12:00:22
N/A PSU 2 FAN 1 6144RPM exhaust Present OK 20250502 12:00:22
admin@sonic:~$ show platform firmware status
Chassis Module Component Version Description
---------------- -------- ----------- ------------ -------------------------
7326-56X-O-48V-F N/A CPLD1 2 CPLD 1
CPLD2 4 CPLD 2
CPLD3 3 CPLD 3
BIOS v40.01.01.01 Basic Input/Output System
PCIE D102_08 ASIC PCIe Firmware
admin@sonic:~$ show platform pcieinfo
===========================Display listed PCIe Device===========================
bus:dev.fn 00:1f.2 - dev_id=0x8c02, SATA controller: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] (rev 05)
bus:dev.fn 05:00.0 - dev_id=0x15ab, Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X552 10 GbE Backplane
bus:dev.fn 05:00.1 - dev_id=0x15ab, Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection X552 10 GbE Backplane
bus:dev.fn 07:00.0 - dev_id=0xb873, Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries Device b873 (rev 01)
bus:dev.fn 0b:00.0 - dev_id=0x165f, Ethernet controller: Broadcom Inc. and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5720 2-port Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
admin@sonic:~$ show platform psustatus
PSU Status LED
----- -------- -----
PSU 1 NOT OK off
PSU 2 OK green
admin@sonic:~$ show platform psusummary
PSU 1: NOT OK
PSU 2: OK
Type: DC
Manufacturer Id: ACBEL
Model: FSF019-611
Serial Number: FSF0192336241781
Input Voltage (mV): 0.0
Input Current (mA): 0.0
Input Power (mW): 0.0
Output Voltage (mV): 12062.0
Output Current (mA): 10000.0
Output Power (mW): 120000.0
Fan Direction: Exhaust
Fan Speed (RPM): 6144
Temperature: 42.0
admin@sonic:~$ show platform ssdhealth
Device Model : M.2 (S42) 3ME4
Health : 99.233%
Temperature : 42C
admin@sonic:~$ show platform syseeprom
TlvInfo Header:
Id String: TlvInfo
Version: 1
Total Length: 173
TLV Name Code Len Value
-------------------- ---- --- -----
Manufacture Date 0x25 19 10/09/2023 16:17:47
Label Revision 0x27 4 R01I
Platform Name 0x28 27 x86_64-accton_as7326_56x-r0
ONIE Version 0x29 13 2020.08.00.02
Manufacturer 0x2B 6 Accton
Diag Version 0x2E 11 01.01.01.05
Product Name 0x21 16 7326-56X-O-48V-F
Part Number 0x22 13 FP4ZZ7656011A
Serial Number 0x23 14 732656X2340044
Base MAC Address 0x24 6 90:2D:77:E4:EB:30
MAC Addresses 0x2A 2 256
Manufacture Country 0x2C 2 TW
Vendor Name 0x2D 8 Edgecore
CRC-32 0xFE 4 0x5A787655
(checksum valid)
admin@sonic:~$ show platform temperature
Sensor Temperature High TH Low TH Crit High TH Crit Low TH Warning Timestamp
------------------------ ------------- --------- -------- -------------- ------------- --------- -----------------
MB_RearMAC_temp(0x48) 31.0 80.0 N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
MB_FrontMAC_temp(0x49) 27.5 80.0 N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
MB_LeftCenter_temp(0x4A) 28.5 80.0 N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
CB_temp(0x4B) 27.5 80.0 N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
pch_haswell-virtual-0 54.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
coretemp-isa-0000 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
PSU1_TEMP1 0.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
PSU2_TEMP1 42.0 N/A N/A N/A N/A False 20250502 12:01:22
4. Show Transceivers
Purpose: Provides status and details of installed optical transceivers (SFPs, QSFPs, etc.).
Command:
show interfaces transceiver summary
Example Output:
Interface Media Name Max Power(W) Vendor Name Serial Number Part Number QSA Qualified Status
Media | Port Adapter
----------- ---------------------------- -------------- ------------- --------------- ---------------- --------- ----------- --------
Ethernet0 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet1 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet2 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet3 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet4 SFP+ 10GBASE-CR-DAC-1.0M 2.0 | 2.5 FS C2201444658-2 SFPP-PC01 N/A False Ready
Ethernet5 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet6 SFP 1000BASE-T 1.5 | 2.5 CIENA-XGI 171101000707 XCVR-B00CRJ N/A False Ready
Ethernet7 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet8 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet9 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet10 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet11 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet12 SFP+ 10GBASE-T 2.0 | 2.5 PDR SC24150090020 PDR02-C0X N/A False Ready
Ethernet13 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet14 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet15 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet16 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet17 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet18 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet19 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet20 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet21 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet22 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet23 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet24 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet25 SFP+ 10GBASE-T 2.0 | 2.5 PDR SC24150090018 PDR02-C0X N/A False Ready
Ethernet26 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet27 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet28 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet29 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet30 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet31 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet32 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet33 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet34 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet35 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet36 SFP+ 10GBASE-T 2.0 | 2.5 PDR SC24150090011 PDR02-C0X N/A False Ready
Ethernet37 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet38 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet39 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet40 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet41 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet42 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet43 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet44 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet45 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet46 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet47 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet48 QSFP28 100GBASE-CR4-DAC-2.0M 2.0 | 5.0 JSD01100003 QSFP28-100G-CU3M N/A False Ready
Ethernet52 QSFP28 100GBASE-CR4-DAC-2.0M 1.5 | 5.0 FS C2201444669-1 Q28-PC015 N/A False Ready
Ethernet56 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet60 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet64 QSFP+ 40GBASE-CR4-DAC-3.0M 1.5 | 5.0 FS C2201444663-2 QSFP-PC015 N/A False Ready
Ethernet68 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet72 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet76 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet80 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Ethernet81 N/A N/A | N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Verification
Ensure all components report OK or Normal status.
Check for any missing or failed modules or transceivers.
Review uptime and version information for maintenance planning.
Troubleshooting Tips
If hardware components are missing, reseat or replace them.
For high CPU or memory usage, check running processes or active services.
If transceivers show faults, check compatibility and clean fiber connectors.
Always compare current software versions with the recommended version from the vendor.