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Using Web Tools

Alias Tab

You use the Alias tab (Figure 3-7) to create and manage aliases for

 

devices in the fabric. An alias can have one or more members,

 

including switches, ports, WWNs, and QuickLoop AL_PAs.

Figure 3-7Alias Tab — Zone Administration View

 

 

 

Table 3-7 describes the fields on the Alias tab.

 

 

Table 3-7

Alias Tab Fields

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alias Name

 

To modify an existing alias, select an alias name.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create Alias

 

Click to create a new alias. A dialog displays in which you can

 

 

 

 

enter the name of the new alias. All names must be unique and

 

 

 

 

contain no spaces or dash "-" characters.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Delete Alias

 

Click to delete the alias selected in the Alias Name field. Deleting

 

 

 

 

an alias automatically removes it from all zones.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Departmental Switch Models DS-16B and DS-8B Web Tools User Guide

 

 

 

 

 

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EMC DS-8B manual Alias Tab, Alias Name, Create Alias, Delete Alias