Alias command

Creates a named set of ports. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports to many zones. An alias cannot have a zone or another alias as a member.

Authority

Admin

Syntax

alias

add [alias] [members]

copy [alias_source] [alias_destination]

create [alias]

delete [alias]

list

members [alias]

remove [alias] [members]

rename [alias_old] [alias_new]

Keywords

add [alias] [members]

Specifies one or more ports given by [members] to add to the alias named [alias]. An alias can have a maximum of 2000 members. [members] can have one of the following formats:

Domain ID and port number pair (domain ID, port number). Domain IDs and port numbers are in decimal format. Ports are numbered beginning with 0.

6-character hexadecimal device Fibre Channel address (hex)

16-character hexadecimal port worldwide name (PWWN) with the format xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx.

The application verifies that the [alias] format is correct but does not validate that such a port exists.

copy [alias_source] [alias_destination]

Creates a new alias named [alias_destination] and copies the membership into it from the alias given by [alias_source].

create [alias]

Creates an alias with the name given by [alias]. An alias name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, &, _, and -. The zoning database supports a maximum of 256 aliases.

delete alias

Deletes the specified alias given by [alias] from the zoning database. If the alias is a member of the active zone set, the alias will not be removed from the active zone set until the active zone set is deactivated.

list

Displays a list of all aliases. This keyword is valid for User authority and does not require a zoning edit session or an admin session.

members [alias]

Displays all members of the alias given by [alias]. This keyword is available with User authority and does not require a zoning edit session or an admin session.

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Intel SBCEFCSW Alias command, add alias members, copy alias_source alias_destination, create alias, delete alias, list