3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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3.7.3
Managing the Zoning Database
Managing the zoning database consists of the following:
Editing the Zoning Database
Configuring the Zoning Database
Saving the Zoning Database to a File
Restoring the Zoning Database from a File
Restoring the Default Zoning Database
Removing All Zoning Definitions
3.7.3.1
Editing the Zoning Database
To edit the zoning database for a particular switch, open the Zoning menu from
the faceplate display and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog
shown in Figure 3-15. Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets, which are
stored in flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.
Figure 3-15. Edit Zoning Dialog
To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. When you activate a
zone set, the switch distributes that zone set and its zones, excluding aliases, to
every switch in the fabric. This zone set is known as the active zone set.
Port/Device
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Zone Sets
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