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HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Command Line Interface Guide 81
Managing aliases
This sub-section describes the alias management tasks. All of these tasks require an Admin session and a
Zoning Edit session.
Creating an alias
To create a new alias, enter the alias create command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias create alias_1
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save
Deleting an alias
To delete alias_1 from the zoning database, enter the alias delete command, as shown in the
following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias delete alias_1
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save
Renaming an alias
To rename alias_1 to alias_a, enter the alias rename command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias rename alias_1 alias_a
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save
Copying an alias
To copy alias_1 and its contents to alias_2, enter the alias copy command, as shown in the following
example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias copy alias_1 alias_2
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save
Adding members to an alias
To add ports/devices to alias_1, enter the alias add command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias add alias_1 1,4 1,5
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save
Removing members from an alias
To remove ports/devices from alias_1, enter the alias remove command, as shown in the following
example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> alias remove alias_1 1,4 1,5
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save