Broadcasting A Zone - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning
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Broadcasting a Zone

You can specify an enhanced zone to restrict broadcast frames generated by a member in this zone to
members within that zone. Use this feature when the host or storage devices support broadcasting.
Table 23-4
Table 23-4
Active Zoning?
Yes
No
Yes
If any NL port attached to an FL port shares a broadcast zone with the source of the broadcast frame,
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then the frames are broadcast to all devices in the loop.
To broadcast frames in the enhanced zoning mode, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
switch(config)#
Step 2
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group name
BroadcastAttr vsan 2
switch(config)# no zone-attribute-group name
BroadAttr vsan 1
Step 3
switch(config-attribute-group)# broadcast
switch(config-attribute-group)# exit
switch(config)#
switch(config-attribute-group)# no broadcast
Step 4
switch(config)# zone name BroadcastAttr vsan 2
switch(config-zone)#
Step 5
switch(config-zone)# member pwwn
21:00:00:e0:8b:0b:66:56
switch(config-zone)# member pwwn
21:01:00:e0:8b:2e:80:93
switch(config-zone)# attribute-group name
BroadcastAttr
switch(config-zone)# exit
switch(config)#
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
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identifies the rules for the delivery of broadcast frames.
Broadcasting Requirements
Broadcast Enabled? Frames Broadcast?
Yes
Yes
No
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Comments
Yes Broadcast to all Nx ports that share a
broadcast zone with the source of
broadcast frames.
Yes Broadcast to all Nx ports.
No Broadcasting is disabled.
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures the zone attribute group for the
required VSAN.
Removes the zone attribute group for the
required VSAN.
Creates a broadcast attribute for this group
and exits this submode.
Removes broadcast attribute for this group
and exits this submode.
Configures a zone named BroadcastAttr in
VSAN 2.
Adds the specified members to this zone and
exits this submode.
Configuring and Managing Zones
OL-16184-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x