Port Aliases

GigaVUE-OS lets you configure textual aliases for network and tool ports. Aliases can be used in place of the numerical bid/sid/pid identifier required in many packet distribution.

To set up Port Aliases in H-VUE:

1.

Select Ports > Ports > All Ports

2.

Select the Port ID that needs an alias

3.

Select Edit.

4.

In the Alias field, enter an alias for the port, and the click Save.

Figure 541: Creating a Port Alias shows an example of an port alias for network port 17/1/x1.

 

Figure 541: Creating a Port Alias