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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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Chapter 5 D Commands
device-alias database
device-alias database
To initiate a Distributed Device Alias Services (device alias) session and configure device alias database,
use the
device-alias database
command. To deactivate the device alias database, use the
no
form of the
command.
device-alias database
no device-alias database
Syntax Description
This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Deactivated.
Command Modes
Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines
The
device-alias database
command starts a device alias session that locks all the databases on all the
switches in this fabrics. When you exit device alias database configuration submode, the device alias
session ends and the locks are released.
You can only perform all modifications in the temporary device alias database. To make the changes
permanent, use the
device-alias commit
command.
Examples
The following example shows how to activate a device alias session and enter device alias database
configuration submode:
switch#
config terminal
switch(config)#
device-alias database
switch(config-device-alias-db)#
Related Commands
Release
Modification
2.0(x)
This command was introduced.
Command
Description
device-alias commit
Commits changes to the temporary device alias database to the active device
alias database.
show device-alias
Displays device alias database information.