Monitors and performs diagnostics on the topology of the Backend SAS Interconnect of an Oracle FS System.
SYNOPSIS
topology { [‑download | ‑generateTraffic | ‑list | ‑modify ] | [ ‑usage | ‑help ] }
DESCRIPTION
        The 
Controllers in the 
Oracle FS System are connected in a peer-to-peer clustered configuration. In the cluster, each 
Controller node connects to a partner 
Controller node and to 
Drive Enclosure strings. If there are three or less 
Drive Enclosures in a string, the 
Controller connects to the first 
Drive Enclosure and to the last 
Drive Enclosure in the string. If there are more than three 
Drive Enclosures in the string, the 
Controller connects to the first 
Drive Enclosure and the third 
Drive Enclosure in the string. The 
topology command monitors and performs diagnostics on the following components that make up the 
Backend SAS Interconnect topology:
- The Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) connectors on the Drive Enclosures 
- The SAS HBA cards on the Controllers 
- The SAS ports on the SAS HBA cards 
- The SAS cabling 
Note: The topology of the Backend SAS Interconnect changes when a Controller fails over to its partner. The system sends system alerts and issues events to notify you of these changes. You can also run the topology ‑list command or run the topology ‑download ‑topoMap command to monitor the changes that the system makes to the topology.
  SUBCOMMANDS
        - ‑download
- Saves the topology configuration information and related logs to the designated location.
- ‑generateTraffic
- Generates SAS messages from the specified Controller to the partner Controller and from the specified Controller to the Drive Enclosures. This command is used for testing purposes.
- ‑list
- Returns the configuration information and statistics for the Backend SAS Interconnect and returns the results of any diagnostic tests that the system performed.
- ‑modify
- Changes the operational state of the topology of the Backend SAS Interconnect.
GLOBAL OPTIONS
- ‑help
- Displays command usage and additional help about the command. 
- ‑usage
- Returns a summary of the subcommands that are available for this command. 
EXAMPLE
 
  - Task
- For diagnostic purposes, Oracle Customer Support instructs you to generate a burst of traffic from a Controller to the partner Controller and to all of the Drive Enclosures that are connected to the Controller. 
- Parameters
- 
$ fscli topology ‑generateTraffic ‑controller /CONTROLLER-01 ‑numberBytes 32