Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Page 197

SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
no device-alias distribute
3.
device-alias distribute
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Disables the distribution.no device-alias distribute
Example:
switch(config)# no device-alias distribute
Step 2
Enables the distribution (default).device-alias distribute
Example:
switch(config)# device-alias distribute
Step 3
EXAMPLES
This example shows how to display the status of device alias distribution:
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Enabled <-------------------------------Distribution is enabled
Database:-Device Aliases 24
Locked By:-User "Test" SWWN 20:00:00:0c:cf:f4:02:83<-Lock holder's user name and switch ID
Pending Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
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Operation: Enable Fabric Distribution
Status: Success
This example shows the device alias display when distribution is disabled:
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Disabled
Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Distributing Device Alias Services
Device Alias Databases