HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 2005)

Fabric OS 5.0.0 command reference guide 349
Displays information about remote devices in the Name Server (NS) cache.
Synopsis
nscamshow [-t]
Availability
all users
Description
Use this command to display the local NS cache information about the devices discovered in the fabric by
the NS cache manager.
The message No Entry found! displays if the NS cache manager does not discover new switches or
new devices in the fabric.
For each remote switch found, the output of 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:
There might be additional lines if the device has registered FC4s supported and fabric port name.
Operands
The operand is as follows:
nscamShow
Type U for unknown, N for N_Port, NL for NL_Port
Pid The 24-bit Fibre Channel address
COS A list of classes of service supported by the device
PortName The device's port World Wide Name
NodeName The device's node World Wide Name
-t 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
login to 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 is not detected
Initiator A SCSI initiator
Target A SCSI target
Initiator+Target Both a SCSI initiator and a SCSI target