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

To display the status of the clear operation, use the show device-alias status command.
switch# show device-alias status
Fabric Distribution: Enabled
Database:- Device Aliases 24
Status of the last CFS operation issued from this switch:
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Operation: Clear Session<--------------------Lock released by administrator
Status: Success<-----------------------------Successful status of the operation
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution
To disable or enable the device alias distribution, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configuration terminal
Step 1
Disables the distribution.switch(config)# no device-alias distribute
Step 2
Enables the distribution (default).switch(config)# device-alias distribute
Step 3
Viewing the Status of Device Alias Distribution
To display the status of device alias distribution, use the show device-alias status command. The following
example shows the device alias display when distribution is enabled:
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
The following 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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Operation: Disable Fabric Distribution
Status: Success
About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration
You can import legacy zone alias configurations to use this feature without losing data if they satisfy the
following restrictions:
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Distributing Device Alias Services
Disabling and Enabling Device Alias Distribution