3 – Managing FabricsWorking with Device Information and Nicknames59097-00 A 3-1903.5.3.2Editing a NicknameA nickname must start with a letter and can have up to 64 characters. Validcharacters include alphanumeric characters [aA-zZ][0-9] and special symbols [$ _- ^ ]. You can access the Edit Nicknames dialog two ways. Choose one of thefollowing methods to edit a nickname. Click the OK button to save the changes. In the topology or faceplate display, open the File menu and selectNicknames to open the Nicknames dialog. The device entries are listed intable format. Click on a device entry in the table. Open the Edit menu andselect Edit Nickname to open the Edit Nicknames dialog. Editthe nickname in the text field. Double-click a cell in the Nicknames or WWN columns, and editthe nickname in the text field. In the topology or faceplate display, click the Devices tab to display theDevices data window. Double-click a cell in the Nickname column to openthe Edit Nickname dialog. Edit the nickname in the text field. Refer to”Devices Data Window” on page 3-15.3.5.3.3Deleting a NicknameTo delete a device port nickname, do the following:1. Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.2. Click a device in the table. Open the Edit menu and select DeleteNickname.3.5.3.4Exporting Nicknames to a FileYou can save nicknames to a file. This is useful for distributing nicknames to othermanagement workstations. To save nicknames to an XML file, do the following:1. Open the File 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.
