Modifying The Zone Database - Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Manual

Configuring and Managing Zones
Step 1
Expand a VSAN and then select a zone set in the Logical Domains pane.
You see the zone set configuration in the Information pane.
Step 2 Click the Enhanced tab.
You see the current enhanced zoning configuration.
Step 3 From the Action drop-down menu, choose enhanced to enable enhanced zoning in this VSAN.
Step 4 Click Apply Changes to save these changes.

Modifying the Zone Database

Modifications to the zone database is done within a session. A session is created at the time of the first
successful configuration command. On creation of a session, a copy of the zone database is created. Any
changes done within the session are performed on this copy of the zoning database. These changes in the copy
zoning database are not applied to the effective zoning database until you commit the changes. Once you
apply the changes, the session is closed.
If the fabric is locked by another user and for some reason the lock is not cleared, you can force the operation
and close the session. You must have permission (role) to clear the lock in this switch and perform the operation
on the switch from where the session was originally created.
To commit or discard changes to the zoning database in a VSAN, follow these steps:
Step 1
switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# zone commit vsan 2
Applies the changes to the enhanced zone database and closes the session.
Step 3
switch(config)# zone commit vsan 3 force
Forcefully applies the changes to the enhanced zone database and closes the session created by another user.
Step 4 switch(config)# no zone commit vsan 2
Discards the changes to the enhanced zone database and closes the session.
Step 5
switch(config)# no zone commit vsan 3 force
Forcefully discards the changes to the enhanced zone database and closes the session created by another user.
Note You do not have to issue the copy running-config startup-config command to store the active zoneset.
However, you need to issue the copy running-config startup-config command to explicitly store full zone
sets. If there is more than one switch in a fabric, the copy running-config startup-config fabric command
should be issued. The fabric keyword causes the copy running-config startup-config command to be issued
on all the switches in the fabric, and also saves the full zone information to the startup-config on all the switches
in the fabric. This is important in the event of a switch reload or power cycle.
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