Cisco FabricPath Tracing
15 Jul 2016

You are on n6k01 and need the egress physical interface to 3.3.3.3

Fabric Path Logical Network Diagram

Layer 3

3.3.3.3 next hop?

n6k01# show ip route 3.3.3.3
...
3.3.3.3/32, ubest/mbest: 1/0, attached
    *via 3.3.3.3, Vlan123, [1/0], 1w2d, am

✓ SVI Vlan123

Layer 2

3.3.3.3 mac address?

n6k01# show ip arp | i 3.3.3.3
3.3.3.3  00:01:23  3333.abcd.3333  Vlan123

✓ 3333.abcd.3333

3333.abcd.3333 egress physical interface?

n6k01# show mac address-table address 3333.abcd.3333 vlan 123
...
   VLAN     MAC Address      Type      age     Secure NTFY   Ports/SWID.SSID.LID
---------+-----------------+--------+---------+------+----+------------------
* 123       3333.abcd.3333    static    0          F    F  456.0.0

:memo: 456 is the FabricPath switch id

✓ 456.0.0

FarbicPath: Layer 2 via a layer 3 routing protocol

Egress physical interface to switch id 456?

n6k01# show fabricpath route switchid 456
...
1/456/0, number of next-hops: 1
        via Eth1/2, [115/15], 42 day/s 01:00:00, isis_fabricpath-default

✓ Eth1/2

Neighboring switch on interface Eth1/2?

n6k01# show cdp ne interface Eth1/2 detail
----------------------------------------
Device ID:n6k02(FOC1456A12B)
System Name:n6k02
...
Mgmt address(es):
    IPv4 Address: 2.2.2.2

✓ n6k02

Connect to n6k02 on 2.2.2.2

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