Nscamshow - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c 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 discovered remote switch, this command displays the following information:
Switch entry for N
state
rev
owner
cap_available
The remaining information displayed for each device is the same that is displayed by the nsShow
command. Refer to the nsShow help page for a description of these displays.
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 following operand is optional:
-t
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"No Entry is found!"
Displays the remote domain ID for the switch.
Displays one of the following values:
•
known - The local domain is aware of all the devices from this remote
domain.
•
unknown - The local domain is unaware of devices from this remote
domain.
•
ERROR - The information for this remote domain is unreliable.
Fabric OS firmware version of the remote switch. For switches running
firmware other than Fabric OS, the "????" string is displayed.
Displays the owner of the NSCAM database entry. The value displayed is a
domain ID (domain address). For example, 0xfffc02 indicates domain 2 and
is the domain on which the command has been executed. This is the local
domain and the information is stored locally by this switch.
Each switch in the fabric exchanges information regarding its capabilities (for
example, firmware level, feature support, etc.). When the cap_available value
is 1, it indicates that the local domain has received the capabilities of the
remote domain that is being displayed. When the value is 0 capability
information has not been received.
Displays the device type. The device type is defined in terms of two attributes.
The first attribute indicates the origination of the device as one of the
following:
•
Physical- The device is connected to the NX_Port, using FLOGI to log into
the switch.
•
Virtual - The device is contrived by the switch.
•
NPV - The device is connected to the NX_Port, using FDISC to log in to the
switch.
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