Default Device Alias Settings - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Distributing Device Alias Services
Examples of Verifying Device Alias Configuration
The following example shows how to display device alias information in the zone set:
switch# show zoneset
zoneset name s1 vsan 1
zone name z1 vsan 1
zone name z2 vsan 1
The following example shows how to display pending changes in the device alias database:
switch# show device-alias database pending
The following example shows how to display a specific pWWN in the device alias database:
switch# show device-alias pwwn 21:01:00:e0:8b:2e:80:93 pending
The following example shows how to display the difference between the pending and effective device alias
databases:
switch# show device-alias database pending-diff
- device-alias name Doc pwwn 21:01:02:03:00:01:01:01
+ device-alias name SampleName pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:0b:66:56
Where available, device aliases are displayed regardless of a member being configured using a device-alias
command or a zone-specific member pwwn command.

Default Device Alias Settings

The following table lists the default settings for device alias parameters.
Table 26: Default Device Alias Parameters
Parameters
Device alias distribution
Device alias mode
Database in use
Database to accept changes
Device alias fabric lock state
OL-xxxxx-xx
pwwn 21:01:00:e0:8b:2e:80:93 [x] <---------------Device alias displayed for each pWWN.
pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:39:ab:5f [y]
pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:0b:66:56 [SampleName]
pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:39:ac:0d [z]
Default
Enabled.
Basic.
Effective database.
Pending database.
Locked with the first device alias task.
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