HP StorageWorks 8/20q HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line - Page 71
Managing aliases, Creating an alias, Adding members to an alias
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Managing aliases Managing aliases consists of the following tasks: • Creating an alias, page 71 • Deleting an alias, page 71 • Renaming an alias, page 71 • Copying an alias, page 71 • Adding members to an alias, page 71 • Removing members from an alias, page 72 All of these tasks require an Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Creating an alias To create a new alias, enter the alias create command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias create alias_1 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save Deleting an alias To delete alias_1 from the zoning database, enter the alias delete command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias delete alias_1 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save Renaming an alias To rename alias_1 to alias_a, enter the alias rename command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias rename alias_1 alias_a 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save Copying an alias To copy alias_1 and its contents to alias_2, enter the alias copy command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias copy alias_1 alias_2 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save Adding members to an alias To add ports/devices to alias_1, enter the alias add command, as shown in the following example: 8/20q FC Switch #> admin start 8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias add alias_1 8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save 1,4 1,5 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch command line interface guide 71
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