Deleting A Nickname; Exporting Nicknames To A File; Importing A Nicknames File - Qlogic SANbox 5802V QuickTools Switch Management User Manual

3 – Managing Fabrics
Device Information and Nicknames

Deleting a Nickname

To delete a device port nickname, do the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog.
2. Choose one of the following:
3. Click the Apply button to save the changes.

Exporting Nicknames to a File

You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for distributing nicknames to other
management workstations. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog.
2. Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Export.
3. Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog and click Save.

Importing a Nicknames File

Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of
the Nicknames.xml file which is used by QuickTools. To import a nickname file, do
the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames
dialog.
2. Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Import.
3. Select an XML nickname file in the Open dialog and click Open. When
prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes.
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Click a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Delete
Nickname.
Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and delete the nickname
text.
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