Enabling Or Disabling Safe Zoning Mode For Fabrics; Creating A Zone Alias - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

Enabling or disabling safe zoning mode for fabrics

NOTE
Safe Zoning Mode is available only on devices running in McDATA Fabric Mode and, for pure EOS
fabrics, in McDATA Open Mode.
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. Click Zoning Policies.
5. Make sure the appropriate fabric is named on the Zoning Policies dialog box.
6. Perform one of the following actions based on the task you want to complete:
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8. Click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box to save your changes.

Creating a zone alias

An alias is a logical group of port index numbers and WWNs. Specifying groups of ports or devices
as an alias makes zone configuration easier, by enabling you to configure zones using an alias
rather than inputting a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias
using the following methods:
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Zone aliases are supported only in Brocade Native mode (InteropMode 0) and in a mixed Fabric OS
and M-EOS McDATA Fabric Mode (InteropMode 2).
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. Select Alias from the Type list.
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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.
The Zoning Policies dialog box displays.
NOTE
The format and content of this dialog box vary slightly depending on Interop Mode and the
target selected in the Zoning Scope list.
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To enable the default zone, click Enable, and then click OK.
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To disable the default zone, click Disable, and then click OK.
Click OK to apply your changes and close the Zoning Policies dialog box.
Identifying members by switch domain and port index number pair (for example, 2, 20).
Identifying members by device node and device port WWNs.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
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