HP Cisco Nexus 5000 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration - Page 618

Discarding Changes Distributing Device Alias Services Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Command or Action switch# configuration terminal switch(config)# device-alias commit Purpose Enters configuration mode. Commits the changes made to the currently active session. Discarding Changes If you discard the changes made to the pending database, the following events occur: • The effective database contents remain unaffected. • The pending database is emptied of its contents. • The fabric lock is released for this feature. To discard the device alias session, perform this task: Procedure Step 1 Step 2 Command or Action switch# configuration terminal switch(config)# device-alias abort Purpose Enters configuration mode. Discards the currently active session. Displaying the Status of a Discard Operation To display the status of the discard 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 Operation: Abort Status: Success Fabric Lock Override You can use locking operations (clear, commit, abort) only when device alias distribution is enabled. If you have performed a device alias task and have forgotten to release the lock by either committing or discarding the changes, an administrator can release the lock from any switch in the fabric. If the administrator performs this task, your changes to the pending database are discarded and the fabric lock is released. The changes are only available in the volatile directory and may be discarded if the switch is restarted. To use administrative privileges and release a locked device alias session, use the clear device-alias session command in EXEC mode. switch# clear device-alias session Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide 572 OL-16597-01