Enabling Enhanced Zoning; Modifying The Zone Database - Cisco Nexus 6000 Series Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning
Procedure
Step 1 Verify that the active and full zone set do not contain any configuration that is specific to the enhanced zoning
mode.
Step 2
If such configurations exist, delete them before proceeding with this procedure. If you do not delete the existing
configuration, the switch software automatically removes them.
Step 3 Set the operation mode to basic zoning mode.

Enabling Enhanced Zoning

You can enable enhanced zoning in a VSAN.
By default, the enhanced zoning feature is disabled in all Cisco SAN switches.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3

Modifying the Zone Database

Ypou can commit or discard changes to the zoning database in a VSAN.
Modifications to the zone database is done within a session. A session is created at the time of the first
successful configuration command. On creation of a session, a copy of the zone database is created. Any
changes done within the session are performed on this copy of the zoning database. These changes in the copy
zoning database are not applied to the effective zoning database until you commit the changes. Once you
apply the changes, the session is closed.
If the fabric is locked by another user and for some reason the lock is not cleared, you can force the operation
and close the session. You must have permission (role) to clear the lock in this switch and perform the operation
on the switch from where the session was originally created.
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Command or Action
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
zone mode enhanced vsan vsan-id
Example:
switch(config)# zone mode enhanced vsan 22
no zone mode enhanced vsan vsan-id
Example:
switch(config)# no zone mode enhanced vsan
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Enables enhanced zoning in the
specified VSAN.
Disables enhanced zoning in the
specified VSAN.
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