To Create An Alias; To Add Members To An Alias; To Remove Members From An Alias - HP AE370A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch 4/12 Administrator's Manual

To create an alias

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the aliCreate command.
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
switch:admin> alicreate "array1", "2,32; 2,33; 2,34; 4,4"
switch:admin> alicreate "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23; 4,3"
switch:admin> alicreate "loop1", "4,6"
switch:admin> cfgsave
You are about to save the Defined Zoning configuration. This
action will only save the changes on the Defined configuration.
Any changes made on the Effective configuration will not
take effect until it is re-enabled.
Do you want to save Defined Zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

To add members to an alias

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the aliAdd command.
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
switch:admin> aliadd "array1", "1,2"
switch:admin> aliadd "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:72:51"
switch:admin> aliadd "loop1", "4,6"
switch:admin> cfgsave
You are about to save the Defined Zoning configuration. This
action will only save the changes on the Defined configuration.
Any changes made on the Effective configuration will not
take effect until it is re-enabled.
Do you want to save Defined Zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y

To remove members from an alias

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the aliRemove command.
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
switch:admin> aliremove "array1", "1,2"
switch:admin> aliremove "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:72:51"
switch:admin> aliremove "loop1", "4,6"
switch:admin> cfgsave
You are about to save the Defined Zoning configuration. This
action will only save the changes on the Defined configuration.
Any changes made on the Effective configuration will not
take effect until it is re-enabled.
Do you want to save Defined Zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
NOTE: For Fabric OS versions earlier than v4.4.0, when using the aliRemove command, the order in
which the members appear in the list is critical. For more information on this command, refer to the Fabric
OS Command Reference Manual.
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