HP StorageWorks 2/64 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.x Command Reference Guide (AA - Page 42

aliCreate Creates a zone alias. Synopsis alicreate "aliName", "member; member" Availability admin NOTE: This command requires HP Advanced Zoning, which is included within the Base Configuration Services and bundled with each B-series switch. Description Use this command to create a new zone alias. The zone alias member list must have at least one member (empty lists are not allowed). The alias member list cannot contain another zone alias. See the zoneCreate command for more information on name and member specifications. Zone alias members can be specified using the area number to represent a specific port and slot combination. Area numbers are automatically assigned to a port by the Fabric OS. You can view the Area numbers using the switchShow command. This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch reboots, it must be saved to flash memory using the cfgSave command. For the change to become effective, an appropriate zone configuration must be enabled using the cfgEnable command. NOTE: When security is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch. 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. Names are case sensitive: for example, "Ali_1" and "ali_1" are different zone aliases. Spaces are ignored. 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: • 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. 42 Fabric OS commands