HP Storage Essentials V5.1 CLI Guide First Edition (T4283-96029, August 2006)

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• <VSAN1> is the name of the virtual SAN in which you want to create the zone alias.
• <switch1> is the name of the switch on which you want to create the zone alias.
• <zonealias> is the name of the zone alias you want to create.
• <fabric id> is the fabric identifier. The fabric identifier can be obtained from several
methods, such as from the appiqlist -fabric -all command.
• <port id> is the port identifier for a host, switch or storage system. The port identifier for a
host can be obtained from the appiqlist -device -host <id> -port command and
the port identifier for a storage system can be obtained from the appiqlist -device
-storagesystem <storage system id> -port command. The port identifier for a
switch can be obtained from the appiqlist -device -switch <switch id> -all
command.
Description: Creates a zone alias in the virtual storage area network (VSAN) you specify. This
command is only for switches that use VSANs. Use the appiqcreate -zonealias <zone
alias name> -fabric <fabric id> -port <port id> command for switches that do
not use VSANs.
appiqcreate -zonealias <zone alias name> -fabric
<fabric id> -port <port id>
where
• <zone alias name> is the name for the zone alias that will be created.
• <fabric id> is the fabric identifier. The fabric identifier can be obtained from several
methods, such as from the appiqlist -fabric -all command.
• <port id> is the port identifier for a host, switch or storage system. The port identifier for a
host can be obtained from the appiqlist -device -host <id> -port command and
the port identifier for a storage system can be obtained from the appiqlist -device
-storagesystem <storage system id> -port command. The port identifier for a
switch can be obtained from the appiqlist -device -switch <switch id> -all
command.
Description: Creates a zone alias assigned to a port in a specified fabric. This command is for
switches that do not use virtual storage area networks (VSANs). Use the appiqcreate
-zonealias <VSAN1>:<switch1>:<zonealias> -fabric <fabric id> -port
<port id> for switches that use VSANs.
Naming Conventions for Brocade Switches:
• The name must contain 1 to 64 characters.
• The name must begin with a letter. Any character other than the first character can be a
letter, a number (0 to 9), or an underscore (_).
• The name is case sensitive. For example, "ZoneAlias1" and "zonealias1" are different zone
aliases.
• You cannot create a zone alias with the same name as an existing zone, zone alias or zone
set. For example, if you create a zone alias named “new”, you cannot give a zone, zone
alias, or zone set the same name.