Nodefind - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual

nodeFind

Displays all device Name Server (NS) entries matching a given WWN, device PID, or alias.
SYNOPSIS
nodefind WWN | PID | ALIAS
DESCRIPTION
Use this command to display the NS information for all devices in the fabric that have either a port world
wide name (WWN) or a node WWN matching the given WWN; or have a device PID matching the given
PID; or have a defined configuration alias to which the device belongs matching the given alias.
If there is no device matching the given WWN, PID, or alias, the message "No device found" is displayed.
NOTES
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
This command has the following operands:
WWN | PID | ALIAS
EXAMPLES
To display all the device information matching the WWN "20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3":
To display all the device information matching the PID "0x020eef":
To display device information for a string for which there is no match:
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Specify the WWN, device PID, or alias that can be used to match the real device's
data. The WWN must have eight colon-separated fields, each consisting of one or
two hexadecimal numbers between 0 and ff, with no spaces. The PID must begin
with 0x or 0X; otherwise, it is interpreted as an alias.
switch:user> nodefind 20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3
Remote:
Type Pid COS
NL 020eef;3;20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3;20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3;
Fabric Port Name: 20:0e:00:60:69:51:0b:ba
Permanent Port Name: 20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3
Device type: Physical Target
Port Index: 14
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Aliases:
switch:user> nodefind 0x020eef
Remote:
Type Pid COS
NL 020eef; 3;20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3;20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3;
Fabric Port Name: 20:0e:00:60:69:51:0b:ba
Permanent Port Name: 20:00:00:e0:8b:01:ce:d3
Device type: Physical Target
Port Index: 14
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Aliases:
No match:
switch:user> nodefind abcd
No device found.
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PortName
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NodeName
NodeName
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