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

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