Zone object maintenance
The following procedures describe how to copy, delete, and rename zone objects. Depending on
the operation, a zone object can be a zone member, a zone alias, a zone, or a zone configuration.
Copying a zone object
When you copy a zone object, the resulting object has the same name as the original. The zone
object can be a zone configuration, a zone alias, or a zone.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the cfgShow command to view the zone configuration objects you want to copy.
3. Enter the zone
4. Enter the cfgShow command to verify the new zone object is present.
5. If you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, enter the cfgSave command to
6. Enter the cfgEnable command for the appropriate zone configuration to make the change
Deleting a zone object
The following procedure removes all references to a zone object and then deletes the zone object.
The zone object can be a zone member, a zone alias, or a zone.
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the cfgShow command to view the zone configuration objects you want to delete.
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cfgshow "pattern"[, mode]
For example, to display all zone configuration objects that start with "Test":
switch:admin> cfgshow "Test*"
cfg:
Test1 Blue_zone
cfg:
Test_cfg Purple_zone; Blue_zone
copy command, specifying the zone objects you want to copy, along with the
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new object name. Note that zone configuration names are case-sensitive; blank spaces are
ignored and it works in any Admin Domain other than AD255.
switch:admin> zone --copy Test1 US_Test1
switch:admin> cfgshow "Test*"
cfg:
Test1 Blue_zone
cfg:
Test_cfg Purple_zone; Blue_zone
switch:admin> cfgShow "US_Test1"
cfg:
US_Test1
Blue_zone
save it to nonvolatile (flash) memory.
effective.
switch:admin> cfgShow
Defined configuration:
cfg: USA_cfg Purple_zone; White_zone; Blue_zone
zone: Blue_zone
1,1; array1; 1,2; array2
zone: Purple_zone
1,0; loop1
zone: White_zone
1,3; 1,4
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