> # About Legacy Zone Alias Configuration Conversion

> You can import legacy zone alias configurations to use this feature without losing data if they follow the following restrictions:

> - Each zone alias has only one member.
> - The member type is pWWN.
> - The name and definition of the zone alias should not be the same as any existing device alias name.

> If any name conflict exists, the zone aliases are not imported.

> Tip Ensure that you copy any required zone aliases to the device alias database as required by your configuration.

> When an import operation is complete, the modified alias database is distributed to all other switches in the physical fabric when you perform the commit operation. At this time if you do not want to distribute the configuration to other switches in the fabric, you can perform the abort operation and the merge changes are completely discarded.

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