Enhanced Zoning - Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning

Command
show zone namzone-name
show fcalias vsan vsan-id
show zone member pwwn
pwwn-id
show zone statistics
show zoneset active
show zone active
show zone status
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
The following table lists the advantages of the enhanced zoning feature in all switches in the Cisco SAN
switches.
Table 12: Advantages of Enhanced Zoning
Basic Zoning
Administrators can make
simultaneous configuration
changes. Upon activation, one
administrator can overwrite another
administrator's changes.
If a zone is part of multiple zone
sets, you create an instance of this
zone in each zone set.
The default zone policy is defined
per switch. To ensure smooth
fabric operation, all switches in the
fabric must have the same default
zone setting.
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Purpose
Displays the members of a specific zone.
Displays the fcalias configuration.
Displays all zones to which a member belongs.
Displays the number of control frames exchanged with other switches.
Displays the active zone set.
Displays the active zones.
Displays the zone status.
Enhanced Zoning
Performs all configurations within
a single configuration session.
When you begin a session, the
switch locks the entire fabric to
implement the change.
References to the zone are used by
the zone sets as required once you
define the zone.
Enforces and exchanges the default
zone setting throughout the fabric.
Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhanced Zoning Advantages
One configuration session for the
entire fabric to ensure consistency
within the fabric.
Reduced payload size as the zone
is referenced. The size is more
significant with bigger databases.
Fabric-wide policy enforcement
reduces troubleshooting time.
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