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Nsshow
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Displays detailed info about devices connected to THIS switch (Local Name Servers)
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Nscamshow
-t
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Displays detailed info about devices connected to all OTHER switches in the fabric (Remote Name Servers)
-t displays the Device Type
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Nsallshow
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Displays the 24-bit address of ALL devices in the fabric
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FFFCxx
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Domain Controller – this is the FC switch controller address itself. And the xx would represent 1-239 domain ID in hex
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FFFFFE
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Fabric Login – this is the address that all the fiber channel vendors write in their code so that their device knows the address to go to, to Login
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FFFFFC
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Directory/Name Server – this is where devices register all their attributes seen in nsshow (show local NS) and nscamshow (show remote NS’s).
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FFFFFD
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Fabric Controller– this is the address in the switch fabric that is responsible for state change registration/notifications
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U_port
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Waiting to become another port type
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FL_port
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Fabric loop port, a port to which an NL_port attaches
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G_port
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Generic port, port waiting to become an F_port or E_port
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F_port
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Fabric port, a port to which an N_port attaches
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E_port
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Expansion port, used for ISL’s (negotiated via ELP)
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EX_port
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Is an E_port from a router to an edge fabric. This is a FIREWALLED ISL, no traffic allowed to go over that port unless lansanzone’d to do so.
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VE_port
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A virtual E_port that is used to create ISL’s through an FCIP tunnel, via GbE ports. If VE_ports on both ends of an FCIP tunnel, fabrics will MERGE.
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VEX_port
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A virtual E_port (FIREWALLED) is the GbE port configured as a Tunnel that goes from a router to an edge fabric over an FCIP connection. Enable IFL's
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