Activating A Zone Set - Cisco N5010P-N2K-BE Software Configuration Manual

Chapter 38 Configuring and Managing Zones
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members.
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H1
Zones provide a method for specifying access control, while zone sets are a grouping of zones to enforce
access control in the fabric. Either zone set A or zone set B can be activated (but not together).
Zone sets are configured with the names of the member zones and the VSAN (if the zone set is in a
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configured VSAN).

Activating a Zone Set

Changes to a zone set do not take effect in a full zone set until you activate it.
To activate or deactivate an existing zone set, perform this task:
Command
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# zoneset activate name
zoneset-name vsan vsan-id
switch(config)# no zoneset activate name
zoneset-name vsan vsan-id
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38-4, two separate sets are created, each with its own membership hierarchy and zone
Hierarchy of Zone Sets, Zones, and Zone Members
Zone set A
Zone 1
Zone 2
H1, H3, S1
H3, S2
H2 H3
Zone set B
Zone 3
H2, S2
S1 S2
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Activates the specified zone set.
Deactivates the specified zone set.
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