LSI SAS6160 Domain Tab, This section, click the hyperlinks on the Domain tab, Node100, and so on

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Chapter 3: SAS Domain Manager Graphical User Interface Domain Tab

LSISAS6160 SAS Switch User Guide

3.6

Domain Tab

The Domain tab, which is available only in the admin account, has commands that

 

 

manage aliases, zone groups, and zone sets. In addition, it has several wizards for

 

 

 

 

domain configuration and management tasks. To use the specific commands described

 

 

in this section, click the hyperlinks on the Domain tab.

3.6.1

Alias Management

The Alias Management options enable you to create, modify, and delete aliases.

 

 

Use the Create/Modify Aliases option to create or modify aliases. An alias is a

 

3.6.1.1 Create/Modify Aliases

 

 

user-defined name that is bound to a specific SAS Address. After you create an alias,

 

 

you can use it anywhere that you would normally use a SAS address. Aliases are

 

 

convenient because they can be easy-to-remember names such as Summit, Turbo,

 

 

Node100, and so on.

Figure 6: Create/Modify Aliases

To assign an alias, click on a node in the tree on the left of the window and type an alias of up to 24 characters in the field on the right. Click Apply to assign the alias. You can change existing aliases in addition to assigning new ones.

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LSI SAS6160 manual Domain Tab, This section, click the hyperlinks on the Domain tab, Node100, and so on, Alias Management