Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning
Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning
To fetch the device-type information from the name server and to add that information to the member, perform
these tasks:
This can be performed at zone, zoneset, FCalias, and VSAN levels.
Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1. switch# configure terminal
2. switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone fcalias name fc_1 vsan 1
3. switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone sz_1 vsan 1
4. switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone szs_1 vsan 1
5. switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning vsan 1
DETAILED STEPS
Command or Action
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Step 2
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
fcalias name fc_1 vsan 1
Step 3
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
sz_1 vsan 1
Step 4
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
szs_1 vsan 1
Step 5
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning vsan
1
Removing Smart Zoning Configuration
To remove the smart zoning configuration, perform these tasks:
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Purpose
Enters global configuration mode.
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
the fcalias members.
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
the zone members.
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
all the zones and the fcalias members in the specified zoneset.
Fetches the device type information from the nameserver for all
the zones and fcalias members for all the zonesets present in the
VSAN.
Configuring and Managing Zones
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