Create an alias, Define a zone, Create an alias define a zone – HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch User Manual

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Zoning Concepts

Create an Alias

An alias must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha character.
The underscore character (_) is allowed and alias names are case sensitive. For
example,

nt_hosts

is not the same name as

NT_Hosts

Note:

Aliases can greatly simplify the administrative process; however, they are not

required to define zones. The alias name may not exceed 64 characters.

Use the

aliCreate

command to create aliases for areas 5 and 29 on switch 7 as

shown in this example.

test180_Jr:admin> aliCreate “alias by port level”, “7, 5: 7, 29”

Use the

aliCreate

command to create an alias for a RAID with a known

WWN as shown in this example.

test180_Jr:admin> aliCreate “RAID_1_NodeName“,
“50:06:0b:00:00:06:9a:d6“

Define a Zone

Specify the list of zone objects to be included and assign a unique zone name; the
zone name must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha
character. The underscore character (_) is allowed and zone names are case
sensitive. For example,

green_zone

is not the same name as

Green_Zone

Note:

The zone name may not exceed 64 characters.

Zones may be created with or without the use of aliases as shown in the examples

below.

zone: ql_zone1

1,3
2,2

zone: ql_zone2

1,4
2,1

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