Renaming Zone Configurations; Cloning Zone Configurations; Deleting Zone Configurations - Brocade Communications Systems 8 Administrator's Manual

Renaming zone configurations

The new name cannot exceed 64 characters and can contain alphabetic, numeric, and underscore
characters. Use the following procedure to change the name of a zone configuration.
NOTE
You cannot rename the currently enabled configuration.
Use the following procedure to rename the zone configuration.
1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in
2. Select the Zone Config tab.
3. Select the configuration you want to rename from the Name list and click Rename.
4. In the Rename a Config dialog box, enter a new configuration name and click OK.
5. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes.

Cloning zone configurations

You must use Web Tools with the EGM license to perform cloning operations for zone
configurations; otherwise, access to this feature is denied and an error message displays.
Use the following procedure to clone a zone configuration.
1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in
2. Select the Zone Config tab.
3. Select the zone configuration you want to clone from the Name list.
4. Click Clone.
5. In the Copy An Existing Zone Config dialog box, enter a name for the copied zone and click OK.
6. Select Zoning Actions > Save Config to save the configuration changes.

Deleting zone configurations

Use the following procedure to delete a zone configuration.
NOTE
You cannot delete a enabled configuration.
1. Open the Zone Administration window as described in
2. Select the Zone Config tab.
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The configuration is renamed in the configuration database.
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The selected zone is copied from the Zone Admin buffer.
No changes were made to the effective configuration. You do not need to enable the
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