HP StorageWorks MSA 2/8 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS V3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide - Page 47

aliCreate Operands This command has the following operands: aliName member Specify a name for the zone alias in quotation marks. This operand is required. A zone alias name must begin with a letter and can be followed by any number of letters, digits, and underscore characters (up to a maximum of 64 characters). Names are case-sensitive, for example, "Ali_1" and "ali_1" are different zone aliases. Blank spaces are ignored. This operand is required. Specify a member or list of members to be added to the alias, in quotation marks, separated by semicolons. An alias member can be specified by one or more of the following methods: ■ For V3.1.x, a switch domain and physical port number pair. ■ For V4.1.x, a switch domain and port area number pair. View the area numbers for ports using the switchShow command. ■ WWN ■ QuickLoop AL_PAs This operand is required. Example To create zone aliases in V3.1.x: switch:admin> aliCreate "array1", "3,5; 3,8" switch:admin> aliCreate "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23" switch:admin> aliCreate "loop1", "0x02; 0xEF; 5,4" The following example shows how to create zone aliases in V4.1.x. Notice that the first example uses area numbers. switch:admin> alicreate "array1", "2,32; 2,33; 2,34" switch:admin> alicreate "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23' switch:admin> alicreate "loop1"", "0x02; 0xEF; 5,4" Fabric OS Version 3.1.x/4.1.x Reference Guide 47