About Fc Alias Creation; Creating Fc Aliases - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring and Managing Zones
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# zone default-zone permit vsan vsan-id
3. switch(config)# no zone default-zone permit vsan vsan-id
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1 switch# configuration terminal
Step 2 switch(config)# zone default-zone permit vsan vsan-id
Step 3 switch(config)# no zone default-zone permit vsan vsan-id

About FC Alias Creation

You can assign an alias name and configure an alias member using the following values:
• pWWN—The WWN of the N port is in hex format (for example, 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab).
• fWWN—The WWN of the fabric port name is in hex format (for example, 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab).
• FC ID—The N port ID is in 0xhhhhhh format (for example, 0xce00d1).
• Domain ID—The domain ID is an integer from 1 to 239. A mandatory port number of a non-Cisco
• Interface—Interface-based zoning is similar to port-based zoning because the switch interface is used
The switch supports a maximum of 2048 aliases per VSAN.
Tip

Creating FC Aliases

To create an alias, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# fcalias name AliasSample vsan vsan-id
3. switch(config-fcalias)# member type value
OL-xxxxx-xx
switch is required to complete this membership configuration.
to configure the zone. You can specify a switch interface as a zone member for both local and remote
switches. To specify a remote switch, enter the remote switch WWN (sWWN) or the domain ID in the
particular VSAN.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Permits traffic flow to default zone members.
Denies (default) traffic flow to default zone members.
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