Switching To A Different Admin Domain Context; Performing Zone Validation; Admin Domain Interactions - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

The following example displays membership information about AD1.
sw5:AD1:admin> ad --show
Current AD Number: 1
Effective configuration:
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AD Number: 1 AD Name:
Switch WWN members:

Switching to a different Admin Domain context

The ad select option is used to switch between different Admin Domain contexts. This option creates
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a new shell with a new Admin Domain context. If the corresponding Admin Domain is not yet activated,
the select option fails.
To switch to a new Admin Domain context:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as any user type.
2. Enter the ad
3. To leave the new Admin Domain context, exit from the shell.
You cannot switch to another Admin Domain context from within the shell created by ad
You must first exit the shell and then issue the ad
The following example switches to the AD12 context. Note that the prompt changes to display the
Admin Domain.
sw5:admin> ad --select 12
sw5:AD12:admin>

Performing zone validation

If you are working with zones, you should be aware of how they impact Admin Domains. Zone objects can
be part of an Admin Domain. You can use the zone
are not part of the current zone enforcement table. A member might not be part of the zone enforcement
table because:
• The device is offline.
• The device is online, but is connected to an AD-unaware switch.
• The device is online but is not part of the current Admin Domain.
For more information about the zone command and its use with Admin Domains, see the Fabric OS
Command Reference.

Admin Domain interactions

The administrative domain feature provides interaction with other Fabric OS features and across third-party
applications. You can manage Admin Domains with Web Tools applications and with Fabric Manager. If
the current Admin Domain owns the switch, you can perform Fabric Watch operations.
Admin Domain interactions do not extend to user session tunneling across switches. A user logged into a
switch can control only the local switch ports as specified in the Admin Domain.
When the fabric is in secure mode, the following applies:
• There is no support for ACL configuration under each Administrative Domain.
• ACL configuration commands are allowed only in AD0 and AD255. None of the policy configurations
are validated with AD membership.
160 Managing administrative domains
AD Name: TheSwitches
TheSwitches
select command and the Admin Domain you want to switch to.
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select command again.
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validate command to list all zone members that
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select.
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