Default Device Alias Settings - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Distributing Device Alias Services
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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 82: Default Device Alias Parameters
Parameters
Device alias distribution
Device alias mode
OL-16597-01
Command or Action
switch# show zoneset [active]
switch# show device-alias database
[pending | pending-diffs]
switch# show device-alias {pwwn pwwn-id
| name device-name } [pending]
switch# show flogi database [pending]
switch# show fcns database [pending]
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]
Purpose
Displays the device aliases in the zone set
information.
Displays the device alias database.
Displays the device alias information for the
specified pwwn or alias.
Displays device alias information the the flogi
database.
Displays device alias information the the fcns
database.
Default
Enabled.
Basic.
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