This command shows basic information collected by the Node Alias
feature. Node Alias discovers information about the end systems on a per-port basis.
Information from packets from end systems, such as VLANID, source MAC address, source IP
address, protocol, etc. are captured in a database that can be queried.
Syntax Description
This command has no arguments or variables.
Default
None.
Usage Guidelines
The following information about the Node Alias feature appears:
Max Entries—Total number of the entries learned through the Node Alias feature
on the switch.
Active Entries—Number of the active entries learned through the Node Alias
feature on the switch.
Purge Time—Last time an entry was purged from the Node Alias table on the
switch.
State—State of the Node Alias table on the switch.
Protocols Enabled—Lists the currently enabled protocols that Node Alias
detects.
Ports Enabled—Lists the currently Node Alias-enabled ports with each port's
active and maximum (configured using configure nodealiasports [port_list |all] maxentriesentries) number
of alias entries. This information appears in the form: port # (active alias entries
#/maximum alias entries #). For example, "1(2/10)".
Example
The following example shows basic information about the Node Alias
feature:
# show nodealias
Max Entries: 0 Active Entries: 0
Purge Time: State: 2
Protocols Enabled: ip, ipv6, ospf, bgp, bootps, bootpc, vrrp, dhcps, dhcpc, bpdu, udp, mdns, llmnr, ssdp,
Ports Enabled:
Shown in parentheses are the active # and maximum # aliases on the port.
History
This command was first available in ExtremeXOS 22.2.
Platform Availability
This command is available on ExtremeSwitching X440-G2, X450-G2, X460-G2, X465, and X695 series switches.