Creating Zones With Aliases; Viewing Aliases; Zone Sets - Cisco DS-C9216I-K9 Configuration Manual

Chapter 15 Configuring and Managing Zones

Creating Zones with Aliases

To create a zone with aliases, perform these steps:
Step 1 Choose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database. You see the Select VSAN dialog box
Step 2 Choose the VSAN on which you want to create the zone, and click OK. You see zone information for
that VSAN.
Step 3 Click the Aliases tab above the right pane.
Right-click in left window pane and choose Insert. You see the Create Alias dialog box.
Step 4
Enter the Alias name and choose the pWWN. You can add/associate multiple pWWNs, fWWNs to same
Step 5
alias name. The pWWNs do not have to be attached to the fabric you are currently managing.
Click OK to create the alias.
Step 6
Right-click on the Zones folder in the left pane and choose Insert.
Step 7
Name the zone as desired.
Step 8
Click the Aliases tab above the right window pane.
Step 9
Click and drag the desired alias members you created in Steps 5 and 6 above, from the right window pane
Step 10
to the Zone folder you just created in the left window pane.
Add the zone to a zone set and activate it accordingly.
Step 11

Viewing Aliases

Aliases are assigned per port.
To view zone aliases, follow these steps:
From the Fabric Manager, choose Zone > Edit Full Database on Switch. You see the Select VSAN
Step 1
dialog box. Choose the VSAN and click OK.
You can also right-click a VSAN folder in the Logical tab and choose Edit Local Zone Database from
the pop-up menu. You see the Edit VSANxxx Local Full Zones window for the VSAN you selected.
Click the Aliases tab to see the aliases for that zone.
Step 2

Zone Sets

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