Managing FC Alias

This chapter contains the following sections:

About FC Alias

FC Alias is the alias for World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) on the fabric for a particular VSAN.

In Cisco UCS Director, you can manage FC Alias on the following Cisco network devices:

  • Cisco Nexus 5000, 5500, and 5672 Series switches
  • Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches
  • Cisco MDS 9100 Series switches
  • Cisco MDS 9500 Series switches
  • Cisco MDS 9700 Series switches

Creating a FC Alias

    Step 1   On the menu bar, choose Physical > Network.
    Step 2   In the Network pane, choose the pod.
    Step 3   Select the network device to be configured.
    Step 4   Click View Details.
    Note    For creating a FC Alias for Cisco Nexus 7000 Series switches, expand the pod and choose the network device. Click the VDC tab, choose the storage type VDC, and click View Details.
    Step 5   Click the FCAlias tab.
    Step 6   Click Add.
    Step 7   In the Create FCAlias dialog box, complete the following fields:
    Name Description

    FC Alias Name field

    Name of the alias.

    VSAN Id field

    Click Select. In the Select dialog box, choose the VSAN ID.

    Member Type drop-down

    Choose one of the following as the type of member:

    • DeviceAlias

    • pWWN

    • fWWN

    Member field

    The value for the member.

    Copy Running configuration to Startup configuration check box

    Check the check box to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.

    Step 8   Click Submit.

    Updating a FC Alias

      Step 1   In the FCAlias tab, select the FC Alias to be updated.
      Step 2   Click Modify.
      Step 3   In the Update FCAlias dialog box, complete the following fields:
      Name Description

      VDC Name field

      Click Select. In the Select dialog box, choose the VDC.

      Members List table

      The list of members in the Alias.

      Copy Running configuration to Startup configuration check box

      Check the check box to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration.

      Step 4   Click Submit.

      Deleting a FC Alias

        Step 1   In the FCAlias tab, select the FC Alias to be deleted.
        Step 2   Click Delete. The Delete FCAlias dialog box appears to confirm deletion of FC Alias.
        Step 3   Check the Copy Running configuration to Startup configuration check box to copy the configuration to the startup configuration.
        Step 4   Click Submit.