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Managing devices 3 FIGURE 37 Display Connections screen Assigning and renaming device aliases Every device has a device name and an alias name. Alias names make it easier to reference the devices. Alias names are displayed in the zone access map on the Zoning page. You can assign or rename the alias names using the following procedure. 1. Select Modify Alias under Devices in the task panel. The Define Device Aliases wizard is displayed (Figure 38). The first time the Define Device Aliases wizard is started, the New Alias column is pre-populated with default aliases. You can click OK to accept the default aliases, or click Cancel if you do not want to assign aliases. Note that if an alias is not assigned, the devices are identified only by WWN. A good alias name makes it much easier to identify devices. If you want to edit the alias, go on to step 2. FIGURE 38 Define Device Aliases wizard EZSwitchSetup Administrator's Guide 39 53-1001193-02

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EZSwitchSetup Administrator’s Guide
39
53-1001193-02
Managing devices
3
FIGURE 37
Display Connections screen
Assigning and renaming device aliases
Every device has a device name and an alias name. Alias names make it easier to reference the
devices. Alias names are displayed in the zone access map on the
Zoning
page. You can assign or
rename the alias names using the following procedure.
1.
Select
Modify Alias
under
Devices
in the task panel.
The
Define Device Aliases
wizard is displayed (
Figure 38
). The first time the
Define Device
Aliases
wizard is started, the
New Alias
column is pre-populated with default aliases. You can
click
OK
to accept the default aliases, or click
Cancel
if you do not want to assign aliases. Note
that if an alias is not assigned, the devices are identified only by WWN. A good alias name
makes it much easier to identify devices.
If you want to edit the alias, go on to step 2.
FIGURE 38
Define Device Aliases wizard