Sun Microsystems 5802 User Manual
Chapter 2
Managing Fabrics
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Click on a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Create
Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname dialog,
enter a nickname and WWN and click the OK button.
Nickname to open the Add Nickname dialog. In the Add Nickname dialog,
enter a nickname and WWN and click the OK button.
Editing a Nickname
A nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Valid
characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ -
^].
characters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _ -
^].
In the topology or faceplate display, open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to
open the Nicknames dialog. The device entries are listed in table format. Choose one
of the following methods to edit a nickname:
open the Nicknames dialog. The device entries are listed in table format. Choose one
of the following methods to edit a nickname:
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Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and edit the nickname in the text
field. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button to open the Save
Nicknames dialog.
field. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button to open the Save
Nicknames dialog.
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Click on a device entry in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Edit
Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog. Edit the nickname in the text
field, and click the OK button. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button
to save the changes.
Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog. Edit the nickname in the text
field, and click the OK button. In the Nicknames dialog, click the Apply button
to save the changes.
Deleting a Nickname
To delete a device port nickname, do the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2. Choose one of the following:
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Click a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select Delete Nickname.
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Double-click a cell in the Nicknames column, and delete the nickname text.
3. Click the Apply button to open the Save Nicknames dialog.
Exporting Nicknames to a File
You can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for retaining nicknames of devices
moved to another fabric. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:
moved to another fabric. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:
1. Open the Fabric menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.
2. Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Export.
3. Enter a name for the XML nickname file in the Save dialog and click Save.