HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 99)

Fabric OS 5.0.0 Advanced Web Tools user guide 99
Renaming a zone alias
Use the following procedure to change the name of a zone alias:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Click the Alias tab.
3. Select the alias you want to rename from the Name list.
4. Click Rename.
The Rename an Alias dialog box opens.
5. Enter a new alias name and click OK.
The alias is renamed in the Zone Admin buffer.
Deleting a Zone Alias
You can remove a zone alias from the Zone Admin buffer. When a zone alias is deleted, it is no longer a
member of the zones of which it was once a member.
To delete a zone alias:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Click the Alias tab.
3. Select the alias you want to delete from the Name list.
4. Click Delete.
The Confirm Deleting Alias dialog box opens.
5. Click Yes.
The selected alias is deleted from the Zone Admin buffer.
Managing zones
A zone is a region within the fabric in which specified switches and devices can communicate. A device
can communicate only with other devices connected to the fabric within its specified zone. You can specify
members of a zone using the following methods:
• Alias names
• Switch domain and port area number pair: for example,
2, 20
• WWN (device)
• QuickLoop AL_PAs (device)
Creating and populating a zone
Use the following procedure to create and populate a zone:
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 95 .
2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in ” Zoning
views ” on page 97.
3. Click the Zone tab.
4. Click Create.
The Create New Zone dialog box opens.