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Figure 27 Create/Modify Aliases
To assign an alias, click a node in the tree on the left of the window and type an alias of up to 24 characters in
the
Enter alias
field. Click
Apply
to assign the alias. You can change existing aliases in addition to assigning
new aliases.
NOTE
To assign or modify multiple aliases, select each node and enter an alias for it. After you enter all
the aliases, click
Apply
.
Select alias names that are unique and that do not resemble valid SAS addresses (16 hexadecimal characters that
start with the number 5). The only special characters you can use in an alias are # (pound), - (dash), and _
(underscore). The tree displays aliases only for the devices presently in the domain. To see aliases for other
devices, use the View/Delete Aliases command.
3.6.1.2 View/Delete Aliases
The View/Delete Aliases command enables you to display a list of all aliases associated with the focused domain,
including aliases assigned to devices that are not presently in the domain. You also can also this command to
delete aliases.
