Specifications

Setting Basic Device Properties set physical alias
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Defaults
Ifnoparametersarespecified,allphysicalaliasinformationwillbedisplayed.
Mode
Switchcommand,Read‐Only.
Example
Thisexampleshowshowtodisplayphysicalaliasinformationforthechassis.Inthiscase,the
chassisentityis1andthereisnoaliascurrentlysetforthechassis:
Matrix(rw)->show physical alias chassis
chassis-1 alias=<empty string> entity=1
set physical alias
Usethiscommandtosetthealias,atextname,foraphysicalobject.
Syntax
set physical alias {[chassis] [slot slot] [backplane backplane] [module module]
[powersupply powersupply] [powersupply-slot powersupply-slot] [fan] [fan-slot]
[port-string port-string]} [string]
Parameters
fan‐slot (Optional)Displaysanaliasforthefantray’sslot.
port‐stringport‐string (Optional)Displaysthealiassetforaspecifiedport‐string.Foradetailed
descriptionofpossibleport‐stringvalues,referto“PortStringSyntax
UsedintheCLI”onpage 4 ‐2.
chassis Setsanaliasforthechassis.
slotslot Setsanaliasforaspecificslotinthechassis.
backplanebackplane Setsanaliasforthebackplane.Validvaluesare1forFTM1and2for
FTM2.
modulemodule Setsanaliasforaspecificmodule.Amaximumofonemodule
perslot
isallowed.
powersupply
powersupply
Setsanaliasforaspecificpowersupply.Validvaluesare1or2.
powersupply‐slot
powersupply‐slot
Setsanaliasforaspecificpowersupplyslot.
fan Setsanaliasforthefantray.
fan‐slot Setsanaliasforthefantray’sslot.
port‐string
port‐string Setsanaliasforaspecificport.
string (Optional)Assignsatextstringaliastothe specifiedphysicalobject.