Brocade Network OS Administrator’s Guide v4.1.1 - Manual (Page 178)

Creating an alias
1. In privileged EXEC mode, enter the show name-server detail command to list the WWNs of
devices and targets available in the Brocade VCS Fabric.
2. Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
3. Enter the zoning defined-configuration alias command followed by a name for the alias.
A subconfiguration mode prompt appears.
4. Enter the subconfiguration mode member-entry command to specify at least one member entry.
The member entry must be specified as a port WWN or a node WWN.
You can add multiple members in one operation by separating each member entry with a semicolon
(;). No spaces are allowed after the semicolon.
5. Enter the exit command to return to global configuration mode.
6. Enter the zoning enabled-configuration cfg-action cfg-save command to save the configuration
to nonvolatile memory.
The following is an example of creating an alias with one member node WWN:
switch# show name-server detail
PID: 013100
Port Name: 20:00:00:00:00:00:00:01
Node Name: 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01
(output truncated)
switch# configure terminal
Entering configuration mode terminal
switch(config)# zoning defined-configuration alias alias1
switch(config-alias-alias1)# member-entry 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:01
switch(config-alias-alias1)# exit
switch(config)# zoning enabled-configuration cfg-action cfg-save
Adding additional members to an existing alias
1. In privileged EXEC mode, enter the show name-server detail command to list the WWNs of
devices and targets available in the Brocade VCS Fabric.
2. Enter the configure terminal command to enter global configuration mode.
3. Enter the zoning defined-configuration alias command followed the name of an existing zone
alias.
A subconfiguration mode prompt appears.
4. Enter the subconfiguration mode member-entry command to specify at least one member entry.
The member entry must be specified as a port WWN or a node WWN.
You can add multiple members in one operation by separating each member entry with a semicolon
(;). No spaces are allowed after the semicolon.
5. Enter the exit command to return to global configuration mode.
6. Enter the zoning enabled-configuration cfg-action cfg-save command to save the configuration
to nonvolatile memory.
Example of adding two member node WWNs to an existing alias:
switch# show name-server detail
PID: 013200
Port Name: 20:00:00:00:00:00:00:02
Node Name: 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:02
(output truncated)
PID: 013300
Port Name: 20:00:00:00:00:00:00:03
Node Name: 10:00:00:00:00:00:00:03
(output truncated)
switch# configure terminal
Entering configuration mode terminal
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