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

nsCamShow

Displays information about remote devices in the Name Server (NS) cache.
Synopsis nscamshow [-t]
Description Use this command to display the local NS cache information about the devices discovered in the
fabric by the NS cache manager.
If the NS cache manager does not discover new switches or new devices in the fabric, the
command displays the message
For each remote switch found, this command displays the domain number, state, revision, owner,
and a list of devices for that domain number. For each device found in the devices list, the following
information is displayed:
Type
Pid
COS
PortName
NodeName
Permanent Port Name
There might be additional lines if the device has registered FC4s, fabric port name, or port and
node symbolic name.
Note The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.
Operands The operand is as follows:
-t
Fabric OS Command Reference
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U for unknown, N for N_Port, NL for NL_Port.
The 24-bit Fibre Channel address.
A list of classes of service supported by the device.
The device's port World Wide Name (WWN).
The device's node WWN.
Physical N_Port or NL_Port WWN.
Specify to display the device type. Of the two device type parts, the first part
indicates the origination of the device. Currently, four originations are
defined:
•
Physical - Device connected to the Nx_Port, using FLOGI to log into the
switch.
•
Virtual - Contrived device by the switch.
•
NPV - Device connected to the Nx_Port, using FDISC to log in to the
switch.
•
iSCSI - Device connected to the iSCSI port.
The second part indicates the role of the device. Currently, four roles are defined:
•
Unknown (initiator/target) - Device role not detected.
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Initiator - An iSCSI initiator.
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Target - An iSCSI target.
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Initiator+Target - Both an iSCSI initiator and an iSCSI target.
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"No Entry is found!"
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