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show device-alias
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show device-alias
To display the device name information, use the show device-alias command.
Syntax Description database
pending
pending-diff
name device-name
pwwn pwwn-id
statistics
status
Defaults None.
Command Modes
EXEC mode.
Command History Release
2.0(x)
Usage Guidelines To make use of fcaliases as device names instead of using the cryptic device name, add only one member
per fcalias.
Examples The following example shows how to display the contents of the device alias database.
switch# show device-alias database
device-alias name efg pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:9c:48:e5
device-alias name fred pwwn 10:00:00:00:c9:2d:5a:de
device-alias name myalias pwwn 21:21:21:21:21:21:21:21
device-alias name test pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:6f:db:bb
device-alias name test2 pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:a6:be:35
Total number of entries = 5
The following example shows how to display all global fcaliases and all VSAN dependent fcaliases.
switch# show device-alias name efg
device-alias name efg pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:9c:48:e5
The following example shows how to display all global fcaliases and all VSAN dependent fcaliases.
switch# show device-alias statistics
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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show device-alias {database [pending | pending-diff] | name device-name [pending] | pwwn
pwwn-id [pending] | statistics | status]
Displays the entire device name database.
Displays the pending device name database information.
Displays pending differences in the device name database information.
Displays device name database information for a specific device name.
Displays device name database information for a specific pWWN. The
format is hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh, where h is a hexadecimal number.
Displays device name database statistics.
Displays the device name database status.
Modification
This command was introduced.
Chapter 22 Show Commands
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x