Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

To verify the status of the clear operation, use the show device-alias session status command.
switch(config)# show device-alias session status
Last Action Time Stamp : None
Last Action : None
Last Action Result : None
Last Action Failure Reason : none
Clearing Database Content
To clear all the database content, use the clear device-alias database command in
CONFIGURATION mode.
switch(config)# clear device-alias database
To verify the status of the clear device-alias database
command, use the show device-alias database
command.
switch(config)# show device-alias database
Clearing Statistics
To clear all the statistics, use the clear device-alias statistics command in CONFIGURATION
mode.
switch# clear device-alias statistics
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution
To disable or enable the device alias distribution, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# config t
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# no device-alias distribute
Disables the distribution.
Step 3 switch(config)# device-alias distribute
Enables the distribution (default).
To display the status of device alias distribution, use the show device-alias status command (see the following examples).
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Distributing Device Alias Services
Clearing Database Content

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