Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.2.0 (53-1001194-01, April 2009)

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Zoning management
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Creating and populating zone aliases
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.
Use the following procedure to create a zone alias.
1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 133.
2. Select a format to display zoning members in Member Selection List as described in “Select a
zoning view” on page 137.
3. Click the Alias tab and click New Alias.
The Create New Alias dialog box displays.
4. On Create New Alias, type a name for the new alias and click OK.
The new alias is displayed in the Name list.
5. Expand the Member Selection List to view the nested elements.
The choices available in the Member Selection List depend on the selection in the View menu.
6. Click elements in the Member Selection List that you want to include in the alias.
The Add Member button becomes active.
7. C li ck Add Member to add alias members.
Selected members move to the Alias Members window.
8. Optional: Repeat steps 6 and 7 to add more elements to the alias.
9. Optional: Click Add Other to include a WWN or port that is not currently a part of the fabric.
10. Click Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes.
To enable the configuration, see “Enabling zone configurations” on page 145.
Adding and removing members of a zone alias
Use the following procedure to add or remove zone alias members.
1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 133.
2. Click the Alias tab.
3. Select the alias you want to modify from the Name list.
4. Select an element in the Member Selection List that you want to add to the alias, or select an
element in the Alias Members list that you want to remove.
5. Click Add Member to add the selected alias member, or click Remove Member to remove the
selected alias member.
The alias is modified in the Zone Admin buffer. At this point you can either save your changes
or save and enable your changes.