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Fabric OS Command Reference

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nsAliasShow

Displays local Name Server (NS) information, with aliases.

Synopsis

nsaliasshow [-r ][-t]

Description

Use this command to display local name server information with the added feature of displaying
the defined configuration aliases to which the device belongs. If there are no defined configuration
aliases for that device, no alias is displayed. If there is no information in this switch, the following
message is displayed: "

There is no entry in the Local Name Server.

"

The information displayed for each device is the same that is displayed by the nsShow command
with the exception of the additional display of the alias to which the device belongs. Refer to the
nsShow help page for a description of these displays. Use nsCamShow to display information from
all switches.

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability
" for details.

Operands

This command has the following optional operands:

-r

Replaces the time-to-live (TTL) attribute output with state change registration
(SCR) information. This value indicates what type of RSCN a device registers
to receive. Values include:

SCR=0

Reserved.

SCR=1

Fabric detected registration. Register to receive all RSCN requests issued by
the fabric controller for events detected by the fabric.

SCR=2

NX_Port detected registration. Register to receive all RSCN requests issued
for events detected by the affected NX_Port.

SCR=3

Register to receive all RSCN requests issued. The RSCN request returns all
effected N_Port_ID pages.

-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 into
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.