Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Creating FC Aliases; Creating FC Aliases Example

The switch supports a maximum of 2048 aliases per VSAN.Tip
Creating FC Aliases
You create an alias.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
fcalias name alias-namevsan vsan-id
3.
member type value
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Configures an alias name. The alias name can be any
case-sensitive, alphanumeric string up to 64 characters.
fcalias name alias-namevsan vsan-id
Example:
switch(config)# fcalias name testname vsan
50
Step 2
Configures a member for the specified fcalias based on the type
(pWWN, fabric pWWN, FC ID, domain ID, or interface) and
value specified.
member type value
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 4
Step 3
Multiple members can be specified on multiple
lines.
Note
Creating FC Aliases Example
Table 18: Type and Value Syntax for the member Command
member device-alias device-alias
Device alias
member domain-id domain-id portnumber number
Domain ID
member fcid fcid
FC ID
member fwwn fwwn-id
Fabric pWWN
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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