Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

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Publication Number: 53-1000240-01
nscamShow
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Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.
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.
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:
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 (WWN)
NodeName The device's node WWN
Permanent Port Name Physical N_Port or NL_Port WWN
There might be additional lines if the device has registered FC4s, fabric port name, or port and node
symbolic name.
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The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands The operand is as follows:
-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 An SCSI initiator
Target An SCSI target
Initiator+Target
Both an SCSI initiator and an SCSI target