Qlogic 5800V Series User Manual

4–Managing Fabric Zoning
Managing Aliases
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6. Click Apply to display the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box, which
presents the following options:
 Perform Error Check checks for zoning conflicts, such as empty
zones, aliases, or zone sets. This option is recommended before
saving. If errors are found, click Close and correct the errors.
 Save Zoning save the changes to the zoning database with an option
to activate a zone set. The Zone set activation dialog box prompts you
to activate a zone set. Click Yes to select and activate a zone set; click
No to save the changes without activating a zone set.
 Close cancels the Apply operation without saving the changes.
7. Click Close to close the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box.
8. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box.
Managing Aliases
An alias is a collection of objects that can be zoned together. An alias is not a
zone, and cannot have a zone or another alias as a member.
Creating an Alias
To create an alias:
1. Select a switch or stack in the fabric tree.
2. On the Zoning menu, click Edit Zoning to view the Edit Zoning window.
3. If you selected a stack and the zoning database is not identical on all
switches in the stack, choose a switch from the Select Source Switch list.
Changes that you make to this switch are distributed to the other switches in
the stack.
4. On the Edit menu, click Create Alias to view the Create Alias dialog box.
5. Enter a name for the alias, and click OK. The alias name appears in the
Zonesets dialog box. An alias name must begin with a letter and be no
longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0–9, A–Z, a–z, _, $, ^, and -.
6. Click Apply to display the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box, which
presents the following options:
 Perform Error Check checks for zoning conflicts, such as empty
zones, aliases, or zone sets. This option is recommended before
saving. If errors are found, click Close and correct the errors.
 Save Zoning save the changes to the zoning database with an option
to activate a zone set. The Zone set activation dialog box prompts you
to activate a zone set. Click Yes to select and activate a zone set; click
No to save the changes without activating a zone set.

Qlogic 5800V Series Specifications

General

Brand	Qlogic
Model	5800V Series
Category	Switch
Language	English