Imported A Zone Alias - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Device Alias Databases
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To display the status of device alias distribution, use the show device-alias status command (see
Example 24-2
Example 24-2 Displays Device Alias Status 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:
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Operation: Enable Fabric Distribution
Status: Success
Example 24-3 Displays Device Alias Status 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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Operation: Disable Fabric Distribution
Status: Success
About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration
zone alias configurations to use this feature without loosing data, if they satisfy the following
restrictions:
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If any name conflict exists, the zone aliases are not imported.
Ensure to copy any required zone aliases to the device alias database as required by your configuration.
Tip
When an import operation is complete, the modified alias database is distributed to all other switches in
the physical fabric when you perform the commit operation. At this time if you do not want to distribute
the configuration to other switches in the fabric, you can perform the abort operation and the merge
changes are completely discarded.

Imported a Zone Alias

To import the zone alias for a specific VSAN, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# device-alias import fcalias
vsan 3
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
24-6
and Example 24-3).
Each zone alias has only one member.
The member type is pWWN.
The name and definition of the zone alias should not be the same as any existing device alias name.
<-------------------------------Distribution is enabled
<-Lock holder's user name and switch ID
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Imports the fcalias information for the specified
VSAN.
Chapter 24 Distributing Device Alias Services
You can import legacy
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x