Changing From Basic Zoning To Enhanced Zoning; Changing From Enhanced Zoning To Basic Zoning; Enabling Enhanced Zoning - Cisco AP775A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5010 Configuration Manual

Configuring and Managing Zones
Basic Zoning
be misunderstood by the non-Cisco
switches.
The fWWN-based zone
membership is only supported in
Cisco interop mode.

Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning

To change to the enhanced zoning mode from the basic mode, perform this task:
Procedure
Step 1 Verify that all switches in the fabric are capable of working in the enhanced mode.
Step 2
If one or more switches are not capable of working in enhanced mode, then your request to move to enhanced
mode is rejected.
Step 3 Set the operation mode to enhanced zoning mode.

Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning

Cisco SAN switches allow you to change from enhanced zoning to basic zoning to enable you to downgrade
and upgrade to other Cisco NX-OS releases.
To change to the basic zoning mode from the enhanced mode, perform this task:
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

By default, the enhanced zoning feature is disabled in all switches in the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series.
To enable enhanced zoning in a VSAN, perform this task:
OL-16597-01
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning
Enhanced Zoning
Supports fWWN-based
membership in the standard interop
mode (interop mode 1).
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
Enhanced Zoning Advantages
The fWWN-based member type is
standardized.
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