Qlogic SANbox 5800V Series, User Manual

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2–Managing Fabrics
Device Information and Nicknames
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Creating a Nickname
To create a device port nickname, do the following:
1. On the Fabric menu, click Nicknames to view the Nicknames dialog box.
The device entries are listed in table format.
2. Choose one of the following:

In the Nickname column, double-click the cell for the device to which to
add a nickname, and enter a new nickname in the text box. Click
OK to
save the changes and close the Nicknames dialog box.

Click on a device in the table. On the Edit menu, click Create
Nickname to view the Add Nickname dialog box. On the Add
Nickname dialog box, enter a nickname and WWN. Click OK to save
the changes and close the Nicknames dialog box.
3. On the Nicknames dialog box, click Apply to view the Save Nicknames
dialog box.
4. Click Save to save the changes.
Editing a Nickname
To edit a device port nickname, do the following:
1. On the Fabric menu, click Nicknames to view the Nicknames dialog box.
The device entries are listed in table format.
2. Choose one of the following:

Double-click in the device Nickname column to edit, and edit the
nickname text.

Click on a device entry in the table. On the Edit menu, click Edit
Nickname to view the Edit Nickname dialog box. Edit the nickname
text, and click OK to close the Edit Nickname dialog box.
3. On the Nicknames dialog box, click Apply to view the Save Nicknames
dialog box.
4. Click Save to save the changes.
Deleting a Nickname
To delete a device port nickname, do the following:
1. On the Fabric menu, click Nicknames to view the Nicknames dialog box.
The device entries are listed in table format.
2. Choose one of the following:

Double-click in the device Nickname column to delete. Highlight the
the nickname text and press DELETE.