Create An Alias; Define A Zone - HP A7340A - Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B User Manual

Zoning Concepts

Create an Alias

An alias must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha character.
The underscore character (_) is allowed and alias names are case sensitive. For
example, nt_hosts is not the same name as NT_Hosts.
Note:
required to define zones. The alias name may not exceed 64 characters.
Use the aliCreate command to create aliases for areas 5 and 29 on switch 7 as
shown in this example.
Use the aliCreate command to create an alias for a RAID with a known
WWN as shown in this example.

Define a Zone

Specify the list of zone objects to be included and assign a unique zone name; the
zone name must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha
character. The underscore character (_) is allowed and zone names are case
sensitive. For example, green_zone is not the same name as Green_Zone.
Note:
Zones may be created with or without the use of aliases as shown in the examples
below.
32
zone: ql_zone1
1,3
2,2
zone: ql_zone2
1,4
2,1
test180_Jr:admin>
<END>
Aliases can greatly simplify the administrative process; however, they are not
test180_Jr:admin> aliCreate "alias by port level", "7, 5: 7, 29"
test180_Jr:admin> aliCreate "RAID_1_NodeName",
"50:06:0b:00:00:06:9a:d6"
The zone name may not exceed 64 characters.
Zoning Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide