Nsshow – Dell POWEREDGE M1000E User Manual

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Fabric OS Command Reference

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nsShow

Displays local Name Server (NS) information.

Synopsis

nsshow [-r][-t]

Description

Use this command to display local NS information about devices connected to a switch. If no
information is available for the switch, the command displays the message:

“There is no entry

in the Local Name Server.”

Use nsAllShow to display NS information for all switches in the fabric.

Each line of output displays the following information:

Type

Displays U for unknown, N for N_Port, NL for NL_Port.

PID

Displays the 24-bit Fibre Channel address of the device.

COS

Displays the Class of Service levels supported by the device. This can be class
1, class 2, or class 3. The command displays only the numeric values, 1, 2,
and/or 3. A device can support multiple CoS levels.

PortName

Displays the device port world wide name (WWN).

NodeName

Displays the device node WWN.

TTL

Displays the time-to-live, in seconds, for cached entries or NA (not applicable)
if the entry is local.

SCR

Displays the state change registration of the device. This field displays only
with the -r option.

Device type

Displays the device type if -t is specified.

Fabric Port Name

Displays the F_Port WWN to which the N_Port connects.

Permanent Port Name

Displays the physical N_Port or NL_Port WWN.

Port Index

Displays the index number of the physical N_Port to which the device
connects.

Share Area

Displays “Yes” if the port shares an area; otherwise displays “No”.

Device Shared in Other AD

Displays “Yes” if the device is shared in another Admin Domain; otherwise
displays “No.”

Redirect

Displays “Yes” if the device is involved in frame redirection; otherwise
displays “No”. The device involved in frame redirection is specified as either
“virtual” , “host”, or “target”.

Partial

Displays “Yes” if t the device entry is incomplete; otherwise displays “No.”
Devices that are incomplete are displayed by the nsShow and nsCamShow
commands, and have routing established, but are not considered during
device discovery (for example, during FC-GS Name Server Queries).

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