Defining server aliases

You can define server aliases for your volumes.

About this task

If your server naming conventions aren't very descriptive, you can assign an alias to the server for easier reference. Another use case for an alias might be to allow for mapping several volumes to the same data source such that volumes overlap one another. Exercise care when using server aliases for the second use case because the same physical data object might appear on multiple volumes.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to Administration > Data sources > Specify servers and click Server aliases.
  2. In the Add an alias section, enter a server and an appropriate alias, and click Add.
    As server, specify the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address as appropriate for the server type.
    The information is displayed in the list of server aliases.

What to do next

In IBM® StoredIQ® Data Server, you can now use the alias instead of the FQDN or IP address to map a volume to the data source.

At any time, you can edit a server alias. However, in this case, any mappings in which the alias is used will break. You cannot delete an alias that is in use.