Connectrix MDS: Device alias commit failure due to busy Zone server
Summary: Device alias commit failure as the Zone Server is busy handling other requests.
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Symptoms
Device alias commit failure due to the Zone server is busy handling other requests.
`show device-alias status`
Fabric Distribution : Enabled
Database:- Device Aliases 77 Mode: Enhanced
Checksum: 0xf9xxx59b52xxxx42e87dcf043xxxxxx
Locked By:- User "CLI/SNMPv3:admin" SWWN 20:00:00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
`show device-alias session status`
Last Action Time Stamp : Wed Dec 05 18:29:56 2023
Last Action : Commit
Last Action Result : Fail
Last Action Failure Reason : device-alias(0x40bc0059)- Zone Server is currently busy handling other requests. Please retry the command after some time.
Cause
This occurs when the cfs is locked due to the device-alias application by a user specified under the command "show cfs lock."
`show cfs lock` Application: device-alias Scope : Physical-fc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Switch WWN IP Address User Name User Type -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 20:00:00:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx xx.xx.xx.xx admin CLI/SNMP v3 [Cisco_LabSw] Total number of entries = 1.
Resolution
Clear the device alias session by using the following commands:
Cisco_LabSw # config t Cisco_LabSw(config)#clear device-alias session
To check the device alias status, run the command:
Cisco_LabSw# show device-alias status
To verify if the cfs lock is cleared:
Cisco_LabSw# show cfs lock
Affected Products
Connectrix MDS-SeriesArticle Properties
Article Number: 000220528
Article Type: Solution
Last Modified: 18 Dec 2023
Version: 1
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