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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 2-13

Publication Number: 53-0000522-09

Assigning Device Aliases

Every device has a device name and an alias name. Alias names make it easier to reference the devices.

Alias names are displayed in the device accessibility matrix on the Zoning page. You can assign or

rename the alias names using the following procedure.

To assign or rename device aliases

1. Click Name Alias in the task bar.

This launches the Define Device Alias wizard.

2. Double-click in the New Alias column to edit the alias field.

3. Click OK.

The wizard also prompts you to delete the aliases of any offline devices. Follow the instructions in the

wizard.

Managing Basic Zoning

Basic zoning allows you to customize which HBAs can access which storage devices. This section

describes how you can validate and modify the device accessibility and restore zoning to the factory

default (fixed zoning) setting.

Validate Device Accessibility

You can validate the current zoning configuration against the following rules:

• Every HBA has access to at least one storage device.

• Every storage device is accessible by at least one HBA.

• No offline devices exist in the zoning configuration.

To validate the zoning configuration and remove offline devices

1. Click Validate in the task bar.

The Validate Zoning wizard launches.

2. Follow the instructions in the wizard.

3. Note any devices that are not zoned properly and, after exiting the wizard, click Edit to update the

device accessibility matrix.

Edit Device Accessibility

You can customize which HBAs can access which storage devices.