6.In the Zone Alias Name field, type a name for the zone alias. Naming Conventions for Brocade Switches:
•The name must contain 1 to 64 characters.
•The name must begin with a letter. Any character other than the first character can be a letter, a number (0 to 9), or an underscore (_).
•The name is case sensitive. For example, “ZoneAlias1” and “zonealias1” are different zone aliases.
•You cannot create a zone alias with the same name as an existing zone, zone alias or zone set. For example, if you create a zone alias named “new”, you cannot give a zone, zone alias, or zone set the same name.
•The following characters are invalid for Brocade switches: caret (^), dash
Naming Conventions for McDATA and Connectrix Switches:
•The name can have a maximum of 64 characters.
•The first character of a zone alias name must be a letter
•A zone alias name cannot contain spaces.
•Valid characters are
•All names must be unique and may not differ by case. For example, myzonealias and MyZoneAlias are considered to be the same zone alias.
7.Add ports to the zone alias by selecting a port in the Potential Ports pane.
8.Remove ports from the zone by selecting them in the Ports in the Zone Alias pane and clicking the Remove From Zone button.
9.Click OK.
Modifying a Zone Alias
Zone aliases are used to give meaningful names to switch ports, HBA ports, or storage system ports. To modify a zone alias:
1.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager.
2.In the right pane, click the SAN Zoning tab.
3.In the right pane, click the Provision button corresponding to the fabric in which you want to modify the ports.
4.Click Step 1 Zone Alias.
5.Click the Edit button (
).
6.Add ports to the zone alias by selecting a port in the Potential Ports pane.
7.Remove ports from the zone by selecting them in the Ports in the Zone Alias pane and clicking the Remove From Zone button.
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