Verifying Zone Information; Enhanced Zoning; About Enhanced Zoning - Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Configuration Manual

Verifying Zone Information

Verifying Zone Information
You can view any zone information by using the show command. If you request information for a specific
object (for example, a specific zone, zone set, VSAN, or alias, or keywords such as brief or active), only
information for the specified object is displayed.
The following example shows how to display zone information for all VSANs:
switch# show zone
The following example shows how to display zone information for a specific VSAN:
switch# show zone vsan 1
The following example shows how to display the configured zone sets for a range of VSANs:
switch# show zoneset vsan 2-3
The following example shows how to display the members of a specific zone:
switch# show zone name Zone1
The following example shows how to display fcalias configuration:
switch# show fcalias vsan 1
The following example shows how to display all zones to which a member belongs:
switch# show zone member pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:9c:48:e5
The following example shows how to display the number of control frames exchanged with other switches:
switch# show zone statistics
The following example shows how to display the active zone set:
switch# show zoneset active
The following example shows how to display the active zones:
switch# show zone active
The following example shows how to display the zone status:
switch# 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.

About Enhanced Zoning

The following table lists the advantages of the enhanced zoning feature in all switches in the Cisco Nexus
5000 Series.
Table 22: 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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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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