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Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference 565
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nsAllShow
nsAllShow
Displays global name server information.
Synopsis nsallshow [type]
Description Use this command to display the 24-bit Fibre Channel addresses of all devices in all switches in the fabric. When
used with the type operand, the command displays only devices of the specified FC-4 type. FC-4 type codes are
referenced in the Fibre Channel Framing and Signaling (FC-FS) standards documentation (see "TYPE codes -
FC-4"). When used without operand, all devices are displayed.
Notes The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric restrictions that may be in place. Refer to "Using Fabric
OS Commands" and "Command Availability" for details.
Operands This command has the following operand:
type
Specifies the FC-4 type code to filter the command output. Valid values are 0 to 255. Only
the following two FC-4 device type codes are applicable to the Brocade environment:
• 8 - FCP type device
• 5 - FC-IP type device
For all other codes, entries are summarized in the format "x ports supporting FC4 type",
where x is the number of ports and type is the user-specified FC-4 type code in
hexadecimal format.
Examples To display all devices in the fabric, followed by all type 8 (SCSI-FCP) devices, and all type 5 (SCSI-FCIP) devices:
switch:admin> nsAllShow
{
011000 011200 0118e2 0118e4 0118e8 0118ef 021200 021300
0214e2 0214e4 0214e8 0214ef
12 Nx_Ports in the Fabric }
switch:admin> nsAllShow 8
{
0118e2 0118e4 0118e8 0118ef 0214e2 0214e4 0214e8 0214ef
8 FCP Ports }
switch:admin> nsAllShow 5
{
011200 021200
2 FC-IP Ports }
To display a device type of 255:
switch:admin> nsAllShow 255
{
010100 020a00
2 Ports supporting FC4 0xff }
SEE ALSO nsShow, switchShow