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3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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3.7.6.1
Creating an Alias
To create an alias, do the following:
1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2. Open the Edit menu, and select Create Alias to open the Create Alias
dialog.
3. Enter a name for the alias, and click the OK button. The alias name is
displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. An alias name must begin with a letter
and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $,
^, and -.
4. Click the OK button to save the alias name to the zoning database.
3.7.6.2
Adding a Member to an Alias
You can add a port/device to an alias by domain ID and port number, device port
Fibre Channel address, or the device port WWN. To add ports/devices to an alias,
do the following:
1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
dialog.
2. Choose one of the following methods to add the port/device:
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the alias.
To select multiple ports/devices, press and hold the Control key while
selecting.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. Click an alias to select
multiple ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select an
alias. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members.
Select a port/device in the Port/Device tree. To select multiple
ports/devices, press the Control key while selecting. Select an alias.
Click the Insert button.