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"RECOVERY_2," and "TEST_18jun02" can be used. If you are creating a new alias using aliCreate w, "1,1" , and a user in another Telnet
session executes cfgEnable (or cfgDisable , or cfgSave ), the other user’s transaction will abort your transaction and you will receive an
error message. Creating a new alias while there is a zone merge taking place may also abort your transaction. For more details about
zone merging and zone merge conflicts, refer to Zone merging on page 332.
Virtual Fabrics considerations: Alias definitions should not include logical port numbers. Zoning is not enforced on logical ports.
Creating an alias
Use the following procedure to create an alias.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the aliCreate command, using the following syntax:
alicreate "aliasname", "member[; member...]"
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
The cfgSave command ends and commits the current zoning transaction buffer to nonvolatile memory. If a transaction is open
on a different switch in the fabric when this command is run, the transaction on the other switch is automatically aborted. A
message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted.
Example
switch:admin> alicreate "array1", "2,32; 2,33; 2,34; 4,4"
switch:admin> alicreate "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23; 4,3"
switch:admin> alicreate "loop1", "4,6"
switch:admin> cfgsave
WARNING!!!
You are about to save the Defined zoning configuration. This
action will only save the changes on Defined configuration.
If the update includes changes to one or more traffic isolation
zones, you must issue the 'cfgenable' command for the changes
to take effect.
Do you want to save the Defined zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no]
Adding members to an alias
Use the following procedure to add a member to an alias.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the aliAdd command, using the following syntax:
aliadd "aliasname ","member[; member...]"
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
The cfgSave command ends and commits the current zoning transaction buffer to nonvolatile memory. If a transaction is open
on a different switch in the fabric when this command is run, the transaction on the other switch is automatically aborted. A
message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted.
Example
switch:admin> aliadd "array1", "1,2"
switch:admin> aliadd "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:72:51"
Administering Advanced Zoning
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