Enhanced Zoning - Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning

Command
show zone
show zone vsan vsan-id
show zoneset vsan vsan-id -
vsan-id
show zone namzone-name
show fcalias vsan vsan-id
show zone member pwwn
pwwn-id
show zone statistics
show zoneset active
show zone active
show zone status
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
Broadcast zoning is not supported on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.
Note
The following table lists the advantages of the enhanced zoning feature in all switches in the Cisco SAN
switches.
Table 21: Advantages of Enhanced Zoning
Basic Zoning
Administrators can make
simultaneous configuration
changes. Upon activation, one
administrator can overwrite another
administrator's changes.
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Purpose
Displays zone information for all VSANs.
Displays zone information for a specific VSAN.
Displays the configured zone sets for a range of VSANs.
Displays the members of a specific zone.
Displays the fcalias configuration.
Displays all zones to which a member belongs.
Displays the number of control frames exchanged with other switches.
Displays the active zone set.
Displays the active zones.
Displays the zone status.
Enhanced Zoning
Performs all configurations within
a single configuration session.
When you begin a session, the
switch locks the entire fabric to
implement the change.
Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhanced Zoning Advantages
One configuration session for the
entire fabric to ensure consistency
within the fabric.
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