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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Configuration Guide
OL-6965-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
Chapter 15 Zone Configuration
Alias Configuration
Creating Zones with Aliases
To create a zone with aliases, follow these steps:
Step 1 Select Edit Local Full Zone Database... from the Zone menu.
You see the Select VSAN dialog box.
Step 2 Select the VSAN on which you want to create the zone and click OK.
You see the zone information for that VSAN.
Step 3 Right-click the Aliases folder in the left window pane and select Insert.
You see the Create Alias dialog box.
Step 4 Enter the alias name and click OK to create the alias.
Step 5 Right-click the newly created alias and select Insert.You can add/associate multiple pWWNs and
fWWNs to the same alias name. The pWWNs do not have to be attached to the fabric you are currently
managing.
Step 6 Click Add to add this entity to this alias.
Step 7 Right-click the Zones folder in the left pane and select Insert.
Step 8 Name the zone as desired and click OK.
Step 9 Select the newly created zone from the right pane and select Insert. You see the Add Member Dialog
box.
Step 10 Select the Alias radio button. Type the name of the alias you want to associate with this zone or select
the ... button to see a list of aliases to select from. Click OK.
Step 11 Add the zone to a zone set and activate it accordingly.
Viewing Aliases
Aliases are assigned per port.
To view zone aliases, follow these steps:
Step 1 From Fabric Manager, choose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database from the Zone menu, or
right-click a VSAN folder in the Logical tab and choose Edit Local Full Zone Database from the
pop-up menu.
If you chose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database , then you see the Select VSAN dialog box . Select
the VSAN and click OK.
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database window for the VSAN you selected.
Step 2 Click the Zones folder for the zone you are interested in. The aliases for that zone are listed in the right
pane.