Distributing Device Alias Services; Information About Device Aliases; Device Alias Features - Cisco nexus 5000 series Cli Configuration Manual

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Distributing Device Alias Services

Switches in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series support Distributed Device Alias Services (device aliases) on
a fabric-wide basis.
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Information About Device Aliases

When the port WWN (pWWN) of a device must be specified to configure features (for example, zoning,
DPVM, or port security) in a Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switch, you must assign the correct device name
each time you configure these features. An inaccurate device name may cause unexpected results. You
can circumvent this problem if you define a user-friendly name for a pWWN and use this name in all the
configuration commands as required. These user-friendly names are referred to as device aliases.
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Device Alias Features

Device aliases have the following features:
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Information About Device Aliases, page 1-1
Device Alias Databases, page 1-3
About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration, page 1-8
Database Merge Guidelines, page 1-8
Verifying Device Alias Configuration, page 1-9
Default Settings, page 1-10
Device Alias Features, page 1-1
Device Alias Requirements, page 1-2
Zone Aliases Versus Device Aliases, page 1-2
The device alias information is independent of the VSAN configuration.
The device alias configuration and distribution is independent of the zone server and the zone server
database.
You can import legacy zone alias configurations without losing data.
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