B – Command Line Interface
Alias Command
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Alias Command
Creates a named set of ports. Aliases make it easier to assign a set of ports to
many zones. An alias can not 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].
[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. Ports are numbered beginning with 0.
■6-character device Fibre Channel address (hex)
■16-character hexadecimal worldwide port name (WWPN) 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/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]. The alias name can have a
maximum of 64 characters.
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.