Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Creating FC Aliases
To create an alias, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# fcalias name AliasSample vsan 3
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)#
Configures an alias name (AliasSample).
Step 3 switch(config-fcalias)# member type value
Example:
pWWN example:
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab
Example:
fWWN example:
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member fwwn 10:01:10:01:10:ab:cd:ef
Example:
FC ID example:
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member fcid 0x222222
Example:
Domain ID example:
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member domain-id 2 portnumber 23
Example:
IPv4 address example:
Example:
switch(config-fcalias)# member ip-address 10.15.0.0 255.255.0.0
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Creating FC Aliases

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available