Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference Release 4.0(1a)N2(1) (OL-16599-01, March 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference
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Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands
device-alias import fcalias
device-alias import fcalias
To import device alias database information from another VSAN, use the device-alias import fcalias
command. To revert to the default configuration or factory defaults, use the no form of the command.
device-alias import fcalias vsan vsan-id
no device-alias import fcalias vsan vsan-id
Syntax Description
Command Default None
Command Modes Configuration mode
Command History
Usage Guidelines You can import legacy device name configurations using this feature without losing data, if they satisfy
the following restrictions:
• Each fcalias has only one member.
• The member type is supported by the device name implementation.
If any name conflict exists, the fcaliases are not imported. The device name database is completely
independent from the VSAN dependent fcalias database.
When the import operation is complete, the modified global fcalias table can distributed to all other
switches in the physical fabric using the device-alias distribute command so that new definitions are
available everywhere.
Examples The following example shows how to import device alias information:
switch(config)# device-alias import fcalias vsan 10
Related Commands
vsan vsan-id Specifies the VSAN ID. The range is 1 to 4093.
Release Modification
Release 4.0 This command was introduced.
Command Description
device-alias database Configures and activates the device alias database.
device-alias distribute Distributes fcalias database changes to the fabric.
show device-alias Displays device alias database information.