HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 114)

114 Zone administration
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard displays unzoned devices and prompts you to select them and add them to an alias or a zone.
When you have finished the steps for adding a device to a zone or alias, if there are any more unzoned
devices, you can either continue to add them or exit the wizard. If there are no more unzoned devices, you
must exit the wizard.
Removing offline devices from the zoning database
Removing offline devices (WWNs) helps clean the zoning database to save space for new entries. Use the
following procedure to view all devices that are no longer online and remove all or selected offline devices
from the zoning database:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Select Tools > Remove Offline Devices.
The Remove Offline Devices wizard opens.
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard allows you to view all devices that are no longer online, and to remove all or selected offline
devices from the zoning database.
Replacing offline devices
Replacing an offline device replaces its WWN with a new given WWN in all of its containing aliases
and zones. Use the following procedure to view offline devices and replace them with new ones in the
zoning database:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Select Tools > Replace Offline Devices.
The Replace Offline Devices wizard opens.
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard allows you to view all devices that are no longer online, and to replace all or selected offline
devices with new ones (WWNs) in the zoning database.
Defining device aliases
Use the following procedure to define zone alias names for devices in a single process. This procedure is
especially useful if you use one unique zoning alias to name each device port.
The alias definitions of the devices are saved in the zoning database on the switch, which has a size limit.
If database size becomes a concern, reconsider your use of alias definitions.
To assign aliases to devices:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Select Tools > Remove Offline Devices.
The Define Device Alias wizard opens.
3. Follow the steps outlined in the wizard.
The wizard allows you to define one and only one name for each device port (WWN). Devices with one
or more aliases are considered already named and are not displayed.