2–Managing Fabrics
Device Information and Nicknames
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Click on a device entry in the table. On the
Edit
menu, click
Delete
Nickname
. The nickname for the device is deleted, however the
device entry remains in the table.
3.
On the Nicknames dialog box, click
Apply
to view the Save Nicknames
dialog box.
4.
Click
Save
to save the changes.
Exporting Nicknames to a File
You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for distributing nicknames to other
management workstations. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:
1.
On the
Fabric
menu, click
Nicknames
to view the Nicknames dialog box.
2.
On the
File
menu, click
Export
.
3.
Enter a name for the
XML
nickname file on the Save dialog box and click
Save
.
Importing Nicknames from a File
Importing a nicknames file merges (adds) the contents to the existing nicknames
file used by QuickTools. This is useful for when retaining nicknames for devices
moved to another fabric. To import a nicknames file, do the following:
1.
On the
Fabric
menu, click
Nicknames
to view the Nicknames dialog box.
2.
On the
File
menu, click
Import
.
3.
Select an
XML
nickname file on the Open dialog box and click
Open
. When
prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click
Yes
.
