Saving the zoning database to a file, Creating an alias, Adding a member to an alias – HP 2/8q Fibre Channel User Manual
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Creating an alias
1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (
2. Select Edit > Create Alias. The Create Alias dialog box is displayed.
3. Enter a name for the alias, and then click OK.
The alias name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog box. An alias name must begin with a
letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, $, ^, and -.
4. Click OK.
Adding a member to an alias
You can add a member to an alias in the following ways:
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Drag-and-drop method.
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Select the alias in the left pane and the member in the right pane to add to that alias, and
then click Insert.
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Select the alias in the left pane and the member in the right pane to add to that alias, and
then select Edit > Add Members.
To add a member to an alias using the drag-and-drop method:
1. On the member to be added, click and hold down the mouse button.
2. Drag the selected member from the right pane to the alias in the left pane.
To add a member to an alias using the menu options:
1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (
2. Select an alias in the left pane.
3. Select the member to add to the selected alias in the right pane.
4. Choose one of the following:
— Select Edit > Add Members.
— Click Insert.
5. Click OK.
Removing an alias from all zones
To remove an alias from all zones:
1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (
2. Select the alias to be removed in the Zone Sets tree.
3. Select Edit > Remove Alias from All Zones. The Remove dialog box is displayed.
4. Click Yes.
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning database on
the same switch or another switch.
1. Select Zoning > Edit Zoning. The Edit Zoning dialog box is displayed (
2. Select File > Save As. The Save dialog box is displayed.
3. Enter a file name for the database file.
4. Click Save.