Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring Zones
To configure a zone and assign a zone name, perform this task:
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configuration terminal
2. switch(config)# zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id
3. switch(config-zone)# member type value
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# zone name zone-name
vsan vsan-id
Step 3
switch(config-zone)# member type
value
Configuring Zones Example
Table 19: Type and Value Syntax for the member Command
Domain ID
FC alias
FC ID
Fabric pWWN
Local sWWN interface
Domain ID interface
OL-xxxxx-xx
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures a zone in the specified VSAN.
Note
All alphanumeric characters or one of the following symbols ($, -, ^,
_) are supported.
Configures a member for the specified zone based on the type (pWWN, fabric
pWWN, FC ID, fcalias, domain ID, or interface) and value specified.
You must only configure pWWN-type zoning on all SAN switches
Caution
running Cisco NX-OS if there is a Cisco MDS 9020 switch running
FabricWare in the same fabric.
Use a relevant display command (for example, show interface or show
Tip
flogi database) to obtain the required value in hex format.
member domain-id domain-id portnumber number
member fcalias fc-alias-name
member fcid fcid
member fwwn fwwn-id
member interface type slot/port
member interface type slot/port domain-id
domain-id
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