Alicreate - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch Reference Manual

aliCreate

Create a zone alias.
Synopsis
aliCreate "aliName", "member; member"
Availability
admin
Description
Use this command to create a new zone alias.
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. Blank spaces are ignored.
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.
Operands This command has the following operands:
aliName
member
Example
To create zone aliases using worldwide names:
See Also
aliAdd
aliDelete
aliRemove
aliShow
Fabric OS Reference
Specify a name for the zone alias in quotation marks. This operand is required.
Specify a member or list of members to be added to the alias, in quotation marks,
separated by semi-colons. An alias member can be specified by one or more of
the following methods:
•
Physical fabric port numbers
•
Worldwide names
•
QuickLoop AL_PAs
This operand is required.
switch:admin> aliCreate "array1", "3,5; 3,8"
switch:admin> aliCreate "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23"
switch:admin> aliCreate "loop1", "0x02; 0xEF; 5,4"
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