HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.0.0 Command Reference Guide (AA-RW1MA-TE, May 2005)

46 Fabric OS commands
Displays zone alias information.
Synopsis
alishow [“pattern“][, mode]
Availability
all users
NOTE: This command requires an HP Advanced Zoning license.
Description
Use this command to display zone configuration information.
If a parameter is specified, it is used as a pattern to match zone alias names; those that match in the
defined configuration are displayed.
NOTE: When security is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.
Operands
This command has the following optional operands:
If no parameters are specified, all zone configuration information (both defined and effective) is displayed.
Refer to cfgShow for a description of this display.
Examples
To display all zone aliases beginning with “arr”:
aliShow
“pattern“ A POSIX-style regular expression used to match zone alias
names. This operand must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Patterns can contain:
• Question mark (?), which is a placeholder for any single
character
• Asterisk (*), which is a placeholder for any string of
characters
• Ranges, which are a placeholder for any character within the
range. Ranges must be enclosed in brackets: for example,
[0-9] or [a-f].
mode Specify 0 to display the contents of the transaction buffer (the
contents of the current transaction), or specify 1 to display the
contents of the flash memory. The default value is 0
switch:admin> alishow "arr*"
alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c
alias: array2 21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23