Creating A Zone Alias - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Zoning configuration
6. Make sure the appropriate fabric is named on the Zoning Policies dialog box.
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8. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Creating a zone alias

An alias is a logical group of port index numbers and WWNs. Specifying groups of ports or devices
as an alias makes zone configuration easier by enabling you to configure zones using an alias
rather than inputting a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias
using the following methods:
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1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select a fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. Select Alias from the Type list.
5. Click New Alias.
6. Type a name for the alias in the Alias Name field.
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8. (Optional) Show all discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list by right-clicking in the
9. Select one or more members that you want to add to the alias in the Potential Members list.
10. Click the right arrow between the Potential Members list and the Selected Member(s) list to
11. Click OK or Apply on the New Alias dialog box to save your changes.
12. Click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box to save your changes.
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Perform one of the following actions based on the task you want to complete:
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To enable the default zone, click Enable, and then click OK.
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To disable the default zone, click Disable, and then click OK.
The Zoning Policies dialog box closes and the Zone DB tab displays.
Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.
Identifying members by switch domain and port index (D,I) number pair.
Identifying members by device node and device port WWNs.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
The New Alias dialog box displays.
Refer to "Zone naming conventions"
(Optional) Select an option from the Type list to choose how to display the objects in the
Potential Members list.
Potential Members list and selecting Display All.
This right-click option is not available if you selected WWN-Fabric Assigned in the Type list.
(Press SHIFT or CTRL and click each member to select more than one member.)
You can also add WWNs not listed in the Potential Members list by entering the WWN in the
Detached WWN field and clicking Add.
add the selected members to the alias.
on page 716 for rules about zone alias names.
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