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Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring a Zone
You can configure a zone and assign a zone name.
Procedure
Step 1
Step 2
Step 3
Configuration Examples
Use the show wwn switch command to retrieve the sWWN. If you do not provide a sWWN, the software
Tip
automatically uses the local sWWN.
The following examples show how to configure zone members:
switch(config)# zone name MyZone vsan 2
pWWN example:
switch(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab
Fabric pWWN example:
switch(config-zone)# member fwwn 10:01:10:01:10:ab:cd:ef
FC ID example:
switch(config-zone)# member fcid 0xce00d1
FC alias example:
switch(config-zone)# member fcalias Payroll
OL-30895-01
Command or Action
configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id
Example:
switch(config)# zone name test
vsan 5
member type value
Example:
switch(config-zone)# member
interface 4
Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 7.x
Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Configures a zone in the specified VSAN.
All alphanumeric characters or one of the following
Note
symbols ($, -, ^, _) are supported.
Configures a member for the specified zone based on the type
(pWWN, fabric pWWN, FC ID, fcalias, domain ID, or
interface) and value specified.
You must only configure pWWN-type zoning on
Caution
all SAN switches running Cisco NX-OS if there
is a Cisco MDS 9020 switch running FabricWare
in the same fabric.
Use a relevant display command (for example, the
Tip
show interface or show flogi database commands)
to obtain the required value in hex format.
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