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Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 24 Distributing Device Alias Services
Device Alias Databases
To display the status of the discard 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: Abort
Status: Success
Fabric Lock Override
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.
Tip
The changes are only available in the volatile directory and are subject to being discarded if the switch
is restarted.
To use administrative privileges and release a locked device alias session, use the
clear device-name
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
<--------------------Lock released by administrator
Status: Success
<---------------------------------Successful status of the operation
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution
To disable or enable the device alias distribution, follow these steps:
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
device-alias abort
Discards the currently active session.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
no device-alias distribute
Disables the distribution.
switch(config)#
device-alias distribute
Enables the distribution (default).