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To create an alias entity for use in Fibre Channel zoning, use the fcalias command. An alias is a group
of FC ports or devices (such as switches, storage or SN 5428-2 Storage Routers) that are grouped
together for convenience.
fcalias alias-name
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Administrator.
Command History
Usage Guidelines An alias allows you to group FC ports and devices together for zoning purposes. Unlike zones, however,
aliases do not impose any communication restrictions on its members. An alias can belong to one or
more zones, but a zone cannot be a member of an alias, nor can an alias be a member of another alias.
You must create a named alias entity before you can add members to the alias.
A default alias of iscsi is provided that contains both initiators WWPN1 and WWPN2.
Caution If the storage router is connected to the FC switched fabric, all zoning changes (including the creation
of an alias) are immediately propagated to other SN 5428-2 Storage Routers and switches in the fabric.
See Chapter 5, “Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces,” for more information about FC fabric zoning.
Examples The following example creates an alias entity named LabGroupA:
[SN5428-2A]# fcalias LabGroupA
Related Commands
alias-name The name of the alias entity created by this command. Enter a maximum of
31 characters. The name must begin with an alpha character.
Release Modification
3.2.1 This command was introduced.
Command Description
delete fcalias Delete the named alias or the specified alias member.
fcalias member Add the specified member to the named alias.
show fcalias Display information about aliases and their members.
zone member Add a device or an alias to a zone.