Fabric Lock Override; Disabling And Enabling Device Alias Distribution - Cisco AJ732A - MDS 9134 Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Chapter 39 Distributing Device Alias Services
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Fabric Lock Override

You can use locking operations (clear, commit, abort) only when device alias distribution is enabled. If
you have performed a device alias task and have forgotten to release the lock by either committing or
discarding the changes, an administrator can release the lock from any switch in the fabric. If the
administrator performs this task, your changes to the pending database are discarded and the fabric lock
is released.
The changes are only available in the volatile directory and may be discarded if the switch is restarted.
Tip
To use administrative privileges and release a locked device alias session, use the clear device-alias
session command in EXEC mode.
switch# clear device-alias session
To display the status of the clear operation, use the show device-alias status command.
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Enabled
Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
==========================================================
Operation: Clear Session
Status: Success

Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution

To disable or enable the device alias distribution, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# no device-alias
distribute
switch(config)# device-alias distribute
To display the status of device alias distribution, use the show device-alias status command. The
following example shows the device alias display when distribution is enabled:
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Enabled
Database:-Device Aliases 24
Locked By:-User "Test" SWWN 20:00:00:0c:cf:f4:02:83
Pending Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
==========================================================
Operation: Enable Fabric Distribution
Status: Success
The following example shows the device alias display when distribution is disabled:
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Disabled
Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
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<--------------------Lock released by administrator
<---------------------------------Successful status of the operation
<-------------------------------Distribution is enabled
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Disables the distribution.
Enables the distribution (default).
<-Lock holder's user name and switch ID
Device Alias Databases
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