Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v5.3.0 (53-1000435-01, June 2007)

Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 103

Publication Number: 53-1000435-01

Managing zone aliases

ADDING AND REMOVING MEMBERS OF A ZONE ALIAS

Use the following procedure to add or remove zone alias members.

To modify the members of an alias

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96.

2. Click the Alias tab.

3. Select the alias you want to modify from the Name drop-down 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.

6. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes.

To enable the configuration, see “Enabling zone configurations” on page 109.

RENAMING ZONE ALIASES

Use the following procedure to change the name of a zone alias.

To rename a zone alias

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96.

2. Click the Alias tab and select the alias you want to rename from the Name drop-down list.

3. Click Rename.

The Rename an Alias dialog box appears.

4. Type a new alias name and click OK.

The alias is renamed in the Zone Admin buffer. At this point you can either save your changes

or save and enable your changes.

5. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes.

To enable the configuration, see “Enabling zone configurations” on page 109.

DELETING ZONE ALIASES

You can remove a zone alias from the Zone Admin buffer. When a zone alias is deleted, it is no

longer a member of the zones of which it was once a member.

To delete a zone alias

1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96.

2. Click the Alias tab.

3. Select the alias you want to delete from the Name drop-down list.

4. Click Delete.