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zoneCreate

zoneCreate
Creates a zone.
Synopsis zonecreate "zonename", "member[; member...]"
Description Use this command to create a new zone, or to create a "broadcast" zone.
A broadcast zone is a special zone that specifies the nodes that can receive broadcast traffic. This
zone must be named "broadcast". Only one "broadcast" zone can exist within a fabric. This type of
zone is enforced by the hardware; the switch controls the data transfer to a port.
This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch
reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory with the cfgSave command. For the change to become
effective, enable the zone configuration with the cfgEnable command.
Note When FCS policy is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.
Operands The following operands are required:
"zonename"
"member"
When creating a zone, you can combine different ways of specifying zone members. For example, a
zone defined with the following members: "2,12; 2,14; 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a" would contain all
devices connected to switch 2, ports 12 and 14, and to the device with the World Wide Name
"10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a" (either node name or port name), at the port in the fabric to which it is
connected.
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Specify a unique name for the zone to be created. Quotation marks are
optional. A zone name must begin with a letter and followed by any number of
letters, digits, or underscore characters. Names are case-sensitive. For
example, "Zone_1" and "zone_1" indicate different zones. Zone names are
limited to 64 characters. Spaces are ignored.
Specify a member or a list of members to be included in the zone. The list
must be enclosed in quotation marks. Members must be separated by
semicolons. The list must have at least one member; empty lists are not
allowed.
A member can be specified in one or more of the following ways:
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Domain and port area or index number pair: Specify a port by domain
and port area or index number, for example, "2, 20" specifies port index
number 20 on switch domain 2. When a zone member is specified by
port index number, then all devices connected to that port are in the
zone. If this port is an arbitrated loop, then all devices on the loop are in
the zone. Use switchShow for a list of valid port area or index numbers.
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World Wide Name: Specify a World Wide Name as eight hex numbers
separated by colons, for example "10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a". Zoning
compares the WWN with the node and port names presented by a device
in a login frame (FLOGI or PLOGI). When a zone member is specified by
node name, then all ports on that device are in the zone. When a zone
member is specified by port name, then only that single device port is in
the zone.
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Zone alias name: Specify a zone alias name using the same format as a
zone name. Refer to aliCreate command help for zone alias naming
requirements.
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