Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 5 D Commands
device-alias (IVR fcdomain database configuration submode)
device-alias (IVR fcdomain database configuration submode)
To map a device alias to a persistent FC ID for IVR, use the device-alias command in IVR fcdomain
database configuration submode. To remove the mapping for the device alias, use the no form of the
command.
device-alias device-name fc-id
no device-alias device-name
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes IVR fcdomain database configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines Only one FC ID can be mapped to a device alias.
Examples The following example shows how to map the device alias to the persistent FC ID.
switch# config t
switch(config)# ivr fcdomain database autonomous-fabric-num 10 vsan 20
switch(config-fcdomain)# native-autonomous-fabric-num 20 native-vsan 30 domain 15
switch(config-fcdomain-fcid)# device-alias SampleName 0x123456
The following example shows how to remove the mapping between the device alias and the FC ID.
switch# config t
switch(config)# ivr fcdomain database autonomous-fabric-num 10 vsan 20
switch(config-fcdomain)# native-autonomous-fabric-num 20 native-vsan 30 domain 15
switch(config-fcdomain-fcid)# no device-alias SampleName
Related Commands
device-name Specifies the device name. Maximum length is 64 characters.
fc-id Specifies the FC ID for the device.
Release Modification
2.1(2) This command was introduced.
Command Description
ivr fcdomain database
autonomous-fabric-num
Creates IVR persistent FC IDs.
native-autonomous-fabric-num Creates an IVR persistent FC ID database entry.
show ivr fcdomain database Displays IVR fcdomain database entry information.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available