Chapter 20 Show Commands

show scsi-target

show scsi-target

To display information about existing SCSI target configurations, use the show scsi-targetcommand.

show scsi-target {auto-poll custom-list devices [vsan vsan-id] [fcid fcid-id] disk [vsan vsan-id] [fcid fcid-id] lun [vsan vsan-id] [fcid fcid-id] [os [aix all hpux linux solaris windows] pwwn status tape [vsan vsan-id] [fcid fcid-id]}

Syntax Description

 

auto-poll

Displays SCSI target auto polling information.

 

 

 

 

custom-list

Displays customized discovered targets.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

devices

Displays discovered scsi-target devices information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

disk

Displays discovered disk information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lun

Displays discovered SCSI target LUN information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

os

Discovers the specified operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aix

Specifies the AIX operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

all

Specifies all operating systems.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hpux

Specifies the HPUX operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

linux

Specifies the Linux operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

solaris

Specifies the Solaris operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

windows

Specifies the Windows operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

vsan vsan-range

Specifies the VSAN ID or VSAN range. The ID range is 1 to 4093.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

fcid fcid-id

Specifies the FCID of the SCSI target to display.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

status

Displays SCSI target discovery status.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

tape

Displays discovered tape information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

pwwn

Displays discover pWWN information for each OS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Defaults

 

None.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command Modes

 

EXEC mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Command History

 

This command was modified in Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 1.3(4).

 

 

Use the show scsi-targetauto-pollcommand to verify automatic discovery of scsi-targets which come

Usage Guidelines

 

 

 

 

online.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Examples

 

The following example displays the status of a SCSI discovery.

 

 

 

switch# show scsi-target status

 

 

 

discovery completed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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