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Device-alias counts differ on every switch.
I've been having problems with updating/adding device-aliases via FM. At times, the GUI complains that the device alias already exists and it cites the specific switch where the alias exists. Turns out that it's true. What do I need to look at to determine why my device aliases arent in synch with all the switches in the SAN? Also, I'm confused by the device-alias section in fabric manager. The CFS tab contains a list of all the switches in the SAN and check boxes to select a master switch. Not sure what this page is telling me as I cannot find any documentation on it.
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November 28th, 2017 06:00
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jimkunysz
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June 10th, 2008 08:00
IMO, it's too bad McData fell down and lost their technical advantage.; they really knew how to manage a SAN.
nuggetz
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June 10th, 2008 08:00
It appears that my "A" fabric has 884 entries, while all the switches in the "B" fabric have 659.
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nuggetz
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June 10th, 2008 08:00
jimkunysz
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June 10th, 2008 08:00
config terminal
device-alias database
device-alias name pwwn
device-alias commit
One piece I don't know how to do is how to rename a pwwn to a different alias - like if you reuse a host/hba.
jimkunysz
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June 10th, 2008 10:00
each fabric has 1 9513 and 2 blade switches.
we have the 9513 directors set as the Master in each fabric.
You shouldn't expect to see everything identical in each Fabric but in each Fabric, each switch should have the same configuration.
ConnectrixHelpe
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June 10th, 2008 10:00
Thank you.
nuggetz
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June 10th, 2008 13:00
ConnectrixHelpe
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June 11th, 2008 08:00
RRR
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June 12th, 2008 02:00
Brocade for president ! I obviously prefer Brocade.
One of the things I hate about Cisco is that you have some sort of control over what info is distributed to other switches. With the original SAN vendors simply everything (aliases, zones and zonesets) was sent to each and every switch, so you couldn't make mistakes or overwrite data on other switches, since the whole config was identical on each switch.