Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

Fabric OS Command Reference Manual 2-25

Publication Number: 53-1000240-01

aliAdd

Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.

aliAdd

Adds a member to a zone alias.

Synopsis aliadd "aliName", "member; member"

Description Use this command to add one or more members to an existing zone alias. The alias member list cannot

contain another zone alias.

This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch reboots,

it must be saved to nonvolatile memory using the cfgSave command. For the change to become effective,

an appropriate zone configuration must be enabled using the cfgEnable command.

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This command requires a Brocade Advanced Zoning license.

When secure mode is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.

Operands The following operands are required:

"aliName" Specify the name of a zone alias, in quotation marks. This operand is required.

"member" Specify a member or list of members to be added to the alias, in quotation marks,

separated by semicolons. This operand is required. An alias member can be

specified by one or more of the following methods:

• A switch domain and port area number pair. View the area numbers for ports

using the switchShow command.

•WWN

• QuickLoop AL_PAs

Examples To add members to zone aliases array1, array2, and loop1:

See Also aliCreate, aliDelete, aliRemove, aliShow

switch:admin> aliadd "array1", "1,2"

switch:admin> aliadd "array2", "21:00:00:20:37:0c:72:51"

switch:admin> aliadd "loop1", "4,5[0x02]; 6,7[0xEF]"