Zonecreate - Brocade Communications Systems A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Command Reference Manual

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zoneCreate

zoneCreate
Creates a zone.
Synopsis zonecreate "zonename", "member;member"
Description Use this command to create a new zone.
A zone name is a C-style name beginning with a letter and followed by any number of letters, digits,
and underscore characters. Names are case sensitive; for example, "Zone_1" indicates a different
zone than "zone_1". Spaces are ignored. Zone names are limited to 64 characters.
The zone member list must have at least one member (empty lists are not allowed). The members
are described by a list of member definitions separated by semicolons.
Specify ports by domain and port area number. The values are entered as a pair of numbers "s,p"
where "s" is the switch number (domain ID) and "p" is the port area number. For example, "2, 20"
specifies port area number 20 on switch domain 2. When a zone member is specified by port area
number, all devices connected to that port are in the zone. If this port is an arbitrated loop, all
devices on the loop are in the zone.
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.
Specify a QuickLoop AL_PA as a QuickLoop name followed by a list of AL_PAs: for example,
"qloop1[01,02]". QuickLoop names have the same format as zone names, and define a switch or
pair of switches that form the QuickLoop.
Specify a zone alias name using the same format as a zone name. A zone alias is created with the
aliCreate command. The alias must resolve to a list of one or more of the following:
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The types of zone members used to define a zone can be mixed. For example, a zone defined with
the 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.
This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch
reboots, it must be saved to flash memory using the cfgSave command. For the change to become
effective, an appropriate zone configuration must be enabled using the cfgEnable command.
Use this command to create a "broadcast" zone. This is a special zone used to specify those nodes
that can receive broadcast traffic. Broadcast traffic is usually meant for servers and not for storage
devices. This zone must be named "broadcast". Only one broadcast zone can exist within a fabric.
This type of zone is hardware enforced; the switch controls data transfer to a port.
Notes This command requires a Brocade Advanced Zoning license.
When FCS policy is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.
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A switch domain and port area number pair. View the area numbers for ports using the
switchShow command.
World Wide Names.
QuickLoop AL_PAs.
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