Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Command Reference Manual page 418

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nsShow
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Fabric OS v4.2.x or earlier does not include device type information. After a nondisruptive upgrade
from those Fabric OS versions, the device type displays as "Physical Unknown(initiator/target)".
Examples To display local NS information:
To display local name server information with "-r" option.
switch:admin> nsshow -r
{
386
SCR=2 Nx_Port detected registration. Register to receive all RSCN requests
issued for events detected by the affected Nx_Port.
SCR=3 Register to receive all RSCN request issued. The RSCN request
returns all effected N_Port_ID pages.
Displays the device type. Of the two device type parts, the first part indicates
the origination of the device. Currently, four originations are defined:
Physical
Virtual Contrived device by the switch
NPV
iSCSI
The second part indicates the role of the device. Currently, four roles are defined:
Unknown (initiator/target)
Initiator An SCSI initiator
Target An SCSI target
Initiator+Target Both an SCSI initiator and an SCSI target
switch:admin> nsshow
{
Type Pid COS
N 010100; 3;21:00:00:e0:8b:13:08:10;20:00:00:e0:8b:13:08:10; na
FC4s: FCP
NodeSymb: [41] "QLA2340 FW:v3.03.06 DVR:v9.0.0.2 (w32 IP)"
Fabric Port Name: 20:01:00:05:1e:34:00:70
Permanent Port Name: 21:00:00:e0:8b:13:08:10
Port Index: 1
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Redirect: No
N 010e00; 3;21:00:00:e0:8b:12:8a:be;20:00:00:e0:8b:12:8a:be; na
FC4s: FCP
NodeSymb: [41] "QLA2340 FW:v3.03.06 DVR:v9.0.0.2 (w32 IP)"
Fabric Port Name: 20:0e:00:05:1e:34:00:70
Permanent Port Name: 21:00:00:e0:8b:12:8a:be
Port Index: 14
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Redirect: No
The Local Name Server has 2 entries }
Type Pid COS
Device connected to the Nx_Port, using FLOGI to login to
the switch
Device connected to the Nx_Port, using FDISC to log in to the switch
Device connected to the iSCSI port
Device role is not detected
PortName
PortName
NodeName
NodeName
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