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Alias Command
Creates a named set of ports/devices. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports/devices to many zones. An alias can not have a zone or another alias as a member.
Authority Admin session for all keywords except List and Members
Syntax alias
add [alias] [member_list]
copy [alias_source] [alias_destination] create [alias]
delete [alias] list members [alias]
remove [alias] [member_list] rename [alias_old] [alias_new]
Keywords add [alias] [member_list]
Specifies one or more ports/devices given by [member_list] to add to the alias named [alias]. Use a <space> to delimit ports/devices in [member_list]. An alias can have a maximum of 2000 members. A port/device in [member_list] can have any of the following formats:
Domain ID and port number pair (Domain ID, Port Number). Domain IDs can be
The application verifies that the [alias] format is correct, but does not validate that such a port/device 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
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 does not require an admin session.