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Zoning configuration

At a minimum, zoning configuration entails creating zones and zone members. However, you can
also create zone aliases, zone configurations, and zone databases. You can define multiple zone
configurations, deactivating and activating individual configurations as your needs change. Zoning
configuration can also involve enabling or disabling safe zoning mode and the default zone.
The supported maximum zone database size is 1 MB.

Configuring zoning for the SAN

The following procedure provides an overview of the steps you must perform to configure zoning for
the SAN.
Note that for any zoning-related procedure, changes to a zone database are not saved until you
click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box. If you click Cancel or the close button (X), no changes
are saved.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. If you want to show all the discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in the
5. Create the zones.
6. Add members to each zone.
7.
8. Activate the zone configuration.
9. Set zoning policies for FC fabrics, if necessary.
10. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.
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The Zoning dialog box displays.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
Potential Members list and select Display All.
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new member in an LSAN zone"
Create a zone configuration.
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For specific instructions, refer to
page 614 and "Enabling or disabling safe zoning mode for fabrics"
A message displays informing you that any zones or zone configurations you have changed will
be saved in the zone database, and warning you to make sure no other user is making changes
to the same areas.
"Creating a new zone" on page 608.
"Adding members to a zone"
on page 630.
"Creating a zone configuration"
"Activating a zone configuration"
"Enabling or disabling the default zone for fabrics"
Zoning configuration
on page 609 and "Creating a
on page 618.
on page 620.
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on page 615.
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