Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

This example shows a sample message on a switch in which the validation is rejected:
2007 Apr 10 00:00:06 switch-2 %DEVICE-ALIAS-3-MERGE_VALIDATION_REJECTED:
Failed SAP: 110 Reason: inter-VSAN zone member cannot be in more than one
VSAN Expln:
This example shows the syslog message on a switch that is managing the merge, and in which the validation is rejected:
2007 Apr 9 16:41:22 switch-1 %DEVICE-ALIAS-3-MERGE_VALIDATION_FAILED: Failed
SWWN: 20:00:00:0d:ec:04:99:40 Failed SAP: 110 Reason: inter-VSAN zone member cannot be in more than
one
VSAN Expln:
Step 4 Use the show device-alias internal validation-info command on the switch managing the merge, and examine the output.
This example shows that SAP 110 on switch 20:00:00:0d:ec:04:99:40 (switch-2) rejected the validation. The status
message shows the reason for the failure along with the system application number:
switch# show device-alias internal validation-info
Validation timer: 0s
Per SAP Info Table:
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SAPS: 0
MTS Buffer Array Details:
=========================
Buffers: 0
Local Status:
=============
Num Reqs Sent: 0 20:00:00:0d:ec:04:99:40
Num SAPs Done: 0
Failed SAP : 0 Status: success Expln:
Remote Status:
==============
CFS Resp Rcvd: TRUE
Failed SWWN : 20:00:00:0d:ec:04:99:40
SAP : 110 Status: inter-VSAN zone member cannot be in more than one VSAN <=== Status
Expln:
Step 5 Use the show system internal mts sup sap number description command to find the application that rejected the
configuration on the switch that rejected the validation.
In this example, the application that rejected the device-alias validation was the IVR process.
switch# show system internal mts sup sap 110 description
IVR-SAP
Step 6 Analyze the device-alias validation failure. This analysis is dependent on the application that failed the validation as well
as the device-alias database configuration.
In this example, IVR is failing the validation. To troubleshoot this problem, begin by reviewing the device-alias databases
that are being merged. Use the show device-alias database command from the switch managing the merge for each
fabric.
switch# show device-alias database
device-alias name A1 pwwn 21:01:01:01:01:01:01:01
device-alias name A2 pwwn 21:01:01:01:01:01:01:02 => Pre-merge: A2 defined on switch-1
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Distributing Device Alias Services
Resolving a Validation Failure

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