LSI SAS6160 Manuel D’Utilisation

LSI Corporation 

September 2010

Page 41

LSISAS6160 SAS Switch User Guide

Chapter 3: SAS Domain Manager Graphical User Interface

Domain Tab

Alias names must be unique and must 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.

Use the View/Delete Aliases command 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.

To delete an alias, select the check box next to it and click Delete.

Zoning wizards simplify zone set creation. The Automatically Configure Zone Groups 
and Zone Sets commands include three wizards that can automate the configuration of 
zone groups and zone sets.

The Initiator Isolation Wizard creates a zone set that isolates initiators from one another, 
while exposing all targets to each other. Use the Initiator Isolation Wizard to 
automatically configure a zone set and two associated zone groups based on a 
snapshot of the current domain. Each window of the wizard includes instructions to 
guide you through the configuration process. 

After it prompts you to type the zone set name (maximum of 28 characters), the wizard 
checks the domain to determine if any initiators or targets are attached to the ZPSDS at 
the same point and share a common ZPSDS entry point. If so, the topology cannot 
support this zoning configuration, and the wizard terminates with an error message.