Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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Fabric component renaming
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Renaming a switch
1. Right-click the switch you want to rename and select Rename from the context menu.
You must be logged in to the switch to rename it. If you are not logged in to the switch, Fabric
Manager prompts you to log in before proceeding.
2. Type a new name for the switch and press Enter.
Port
If you rename a port on a switch that runs Fabric OS versions 3.1.0 (and later) or 4.1.0 (and later),
Fabric Manager propagates that name to the port and changes the port name on the switch,
provided the fabric login information has been set up successfully.
NOTE
If you want to rename a port on a switch that runs firmware versions prior to 3.1.0 or 4.1.0, the port
name is local to the Fabric Manager server.
Port information is global and any changes you make to the port, including renaming the port, are
displayed to all users accessing the server. Neither Fabric Manager nor the Fabric OS enforce
names to be unique. You should use port names that are easy to distinguish.
Renaming a port
1. In the Information panel, right-click the port you want to rename and select Rename from the
context menu.
2. Type a new name for the port and press Enter.
Device
Devices are identified using WWN and SCSI inquiry or custom names that are unique and
meaningful. Use the following procedure to rename a single device name.
You can also rename devices by importing the names from import device names using the Device
Name Import Wizard and rename several devices at once.
Renaming a device
1. Select a fabric from the View panel.
2. Click the FC Devices tab in the Information panel to display the list of devices for that fabric.
3. Right-click the device you want to rename and select Rename from the context menu (see
Figure 46).