Fabric OS Reference Manual (Version 3.0)

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Telnet Commands

qloopCreate

Create a QuickLoop.

Synopsis qloopCreate "qloopname", "member;member"

Availability admin

Description Use this command to create a QuickLoop.

A QuickLoop name must begin with a letter and be followed by any number of letters, digits, and

underscore characters. Names are case sensitive, for example “Qloop_1” indicates a different

QuickLoop than “qloop_1”. Blank spaces are ignored.

The QuickLoop member list must have one or two members; an empty list is not allowed.

When a configuration is enabled, all QuickLoops defined in the configuration must resolve to a

maximum of two switch worldwide names.

Zone alias names entered as members of this QuickLoop must be defined with WWNs. Zone alias

names that are defined by domain and port number, or AL_PA are not accepted as members of the

QuickLoop.

Operands The following operands are required:

qloopname Specify the name of QuickLoop to be created, in quotation marks. The

qloopname cannot be used for another zone object.

member Specify a list of members to be added to QuickLoop, in quotation marks,

separated by semi-colons. Include one or more of the following:

• Worldwide names

• Zone alias names

Example To create two QuickLoops, a single switch and one dual switch: