Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

590 Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual
53-1002167-01
Zoning configuration
19
Creating a zone alias
An alias is a logical group of port index numbers and WWNs. Specifying groups of ports or devices
as an alias makes zone configuration easier, by enabling you to configure zones using an alias
rather than inputting a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias
using the following methods:
• Identifying members by switch domain and port index number pair (for example, 2, 20).
• Identifying members by device node and device port WWNs.
Zone aliases are supported only in Brocade Native mode (InteropMode 0) and in a mixed Fabric OS
and M-EOS McDATA Fabric Mode (InteropMode 2).
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. Select Alias from the Type list.
5. Click New Alias.
The New Alias dialog box displays.
6. Type the desired name for the alias in the Alias Name field.
7. Select an option from the Type list to choose how to display the objects in the Potential
Members list.
8. Show all discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list by right-clicking in the Potential
Members list and selecting Display All.
This right-click option is not available if you selected WWN-Fabric Assigned in the Type list.
9. Select one or more members that you want to add to the alias in the Potential Members list.
(Press SHIFT or CTRL and click each member to select more than one member.)
10. Click the right arrow between the Potential Members list and Selected Member(s) list to add
the selected members to the alias.
11. Click OK on the New Alias dialog box to save your changes.
12. Click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box to save your changes.
Editing a zone alias
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select Alias from the Type list.
4. Select the alias you want to edit in the Alias list.
5. Click Edit.
The Edit Alias dialog box displays.