Reference Guide

Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 561
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nsAliasShow
-t
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 in to 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.
iSCSI Device is connected to the iSCSI port.
The second attribute indicates the role of the device. Valid role attributes include the
following:
Unknown (initiator/target) - Device role is not detected
Initiator - An iSCSI initiator.
Target - An iSCSI target.
Initiator+Target - Both an iSCSI initiator and an iSCSI target.
-domain domain_id
Displays the remote device details for a specific domain.
--help
Displays the command usage.
Examples To display local NS information with aliases:
switch:user> nsaliasshow
{
Type Pid COS PortName NodeName TTL(sec)
N 010600;3;20:06:00:05:1e:38:81:71;10:00:00:05:1e:38:81:71; na
Fabric Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:7a:7a:00
Permanent Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:38:81:71
Port Index: 6
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Redirect: No
Partial: No
Aliases: MyAlias1 MyAlias2
N 010601;3;23:0d:00:05:1e:38:81:71;50:00:51:e3:88:17:10:0d; na
FC4s: FCP
PortSymb: [44] "Brocade Ioblaster Port Entity #00,pid#10601."
Fabric Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:7a:7a:00
Permanent Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:38:81:71
Port Index: 6
Share Area: No
Device Shared in Other AD: No
Redirect: No
Partial: No
Aliases:
N 010602;3;10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01;10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01; na
FC4s: FCP
PortSymb: [41] "Brocade Ioblaster Initiator#00,pid#10602."
Fabric Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:7a:7a:00
Permanent Port Name: 20:06:00:05:1e:38:81:71
Port Index: 6
Share Area: No