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 8 F Commands
fcalias clone
fcalias clone
To clone a Fibre Channel alias, use the fcalias clone command.
fcalias clone origFcalias-Name cloneFcalias-Name vsan vsan-id
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines To disable an FC alias, use the no form of the fcalias name command.
Examples The following examples show how to clone a fcalias named origAlias to cloneAlias on VSAN 45.
switch# config terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
switch(config)# fcalias clone origAlias cloneAlias vsan 45
Related Commands
origFcalias-Name
cloneFcalias-Name
Clones a Fibre Channel alias from the current name to a new name.
Maximum length of names is 64 characters.
vsan The clone Fibre Channel alias is for a VSAN.
vsan-id The ID of the VSAN is from 1 to 4093.
Release Modification
2.1(1a) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show fcalias Displays the member name information in a Fibre Channel alias (fcalias).

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