Removing Offline Devices From The Zoning Database; Replacing Offline Devices; Defining Device Aliases - Brocade Communications Systems A7990A - StorageWorks SAN Director 4/16 Blade Switch Administrator's Manual

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Removing Offline Devices from the Zoning Database

Removing offline devices (WWNs) helps clean the zoning database to save more space for new entries.
Use the following procedure to view all devices that are no longer online and remove all or selected
offline devices from the zoning database.
To remove offline devices from the zoning database
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on
2. Click Tools > Remove Offline Devices.
The Remove Offline Devices wizard starts.
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard allows you to view all devices that are no longer online, and remove all or selected
offline devices from the zoning database.

Replacing Offline Devices

Replacing an offline device replaces its WWN with a new given WWN in all of its containing aliases
and zones. Use the following procedure to view offline devices and replace them with new ones in the
zoning database.
To replace offline devices
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on
2. Click Tools > Replace Offline Devices.
The Replace Offline Devices wizard starts.
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard allows you to view all devices that are no longer online, and replace all or selected
offline devices with new ones (WWNs) in the zoning database.

Defining Device Aliases

Use the following procedure to define zone alias names for devices in a single process. This procedure
is especially useful if you use one unique zone alias to name each device port.
The alias definitions of the devices are saved in the zoning database on the switch, which has a size
limit. If database size becomes a concern, reconsider your use of alias definitions.
To assign aliases to devices
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on
2. Click Tools > Remove Offline Devices.
The Define Device Alias wizard starts.
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