Alicreate; Zonecreate - HP StorageWorks 2/64 - Core Switch Command Reference Manual

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

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
This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch reboots,
it must be saved to flash memory using the
appropriate zone configuration must be enabled using the
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"
42 Fabric OS commands
command for more information on name and member specifications.
switchShow
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
• WWN
• QuickLoop AL_PAs
This operand is required.
command.
command. For the change to become effective, an
cfgSave
cfgEnable
switchShow
command.
command.