Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

PurposeCommand or Action
Configures an alias name (AliasSample).switch(config)# fcalias name
AliasSample vsan vsan-id
Step 2
Configures a member for the specified fcalias
(AliasSample) based on the type (pWWN, fabric
switch(config-fcalias)# member type
value
Step 3
pWWN, FC ID, domain ID, or interface) and value
specified.
Multiple members can be specified on
multiple lines.
Note
Creating FC Aliases Example
Table 76: 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
member interface type slot/port
Local sWWN interface
member interface type slot/port domain-id
domain-id
Domain ID interface
member interface type slot/port swwn swwn-id
Remote sWWN interface
member pwwn pwwn-id
pWWN
The following example shows how to configure different types of member alias:
switch(config)# fcalias name AliasSample vsan 3
pWWN example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab
fWWN example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member fwwn 10:01:10:01:10:ab:cd:ef
FC ID example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member fcid 0x222222
Domain ID example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member domain-id 2 portnumber 23
Local sWWN interface example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member interface fc 2/1
Remote sWWN interface example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member interface fc 2/1 swwn 20:00:00:05:30:00:4a:de
Domain ID interface example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member interface fc2/1 domain-id 25
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Creating FC Aliases Example