Importing Nicknames; Import Nicknames Dialog Box - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

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Importing Nicknames

Import a list of WWNs and their nicknames from a file with the following
extensions into the HAFM by clicking the Import button at the bottom of the
Configure Nicknames dialog box:
To import nicknames:
1. Click the Import button to display the Import Nicknames dialog box
Figure 34: Import Nicknames Dialog Box
2. Click on the navigation buttons and drop-down list at the top of the Import
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*.properties file — This file is exported from the HAFM using the Export
button at the bottom of the Configure Nicknames dialog box. The file
contains a list of the 16-digit World Wide Names and their nicknames that
were configured through the Configure Nicknames dialog box.
*.txt — This file can be created for importing nicknames and their WWNs
into the HAFM and populating the Configure Nicknames dialog box.
WWNs and nicknames should be listed in a text file in the following format
(where x's are digits in the 16-digit WWN):
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx = nickname
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx = nickname
and so forth.
Figure 34).
Nicknames dialog box and double-click folders in the display area to locate
the nicknames file.
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