Renaming A Zone Object; Zoning Configuration Management; New Switch Or Fabric Additions - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base Administrator's Manual

4. Enter yes at the prompt.
5. Enter the cfgShow command to verify that the deleted zone object is no longer present.
6. If you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, enter the cfgSave command to save it to
nonvolatile (flash) memory.
7. Enter the cfgEnable command for the appropriate zone configuration to make the change effective.

Renaming a zone object

1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Enter the cfgShow command to view the zone configuration objects you want to rename:
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
alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:02
alias: array2 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:22; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:28
alias: loop1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:85; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:df
3. Enter the zoneObjectRename command to rename zone configuration objects. Note that zone
configuration names are case-sensitive; blank spaces are ignored and the command works in any
Admin Domain other than AD255.
switch:admin> zoneObjectRename "White_zone", "Purple_zone"
4. Enter the cfgShow command to verify that the renamed zone object is present.
5. If you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, enter the cfgSave command to save it to
nonvolatile (flash) memory.
6. Enter the cfgEnable command for the appropriate zone configuration to make the change effective.

Zoning configuration management

You can add, delete, or remove individual elements in an existing zone configuration to create an
appropriate configuration for your SAN environment. After the changes have been made, save the
configuration to ensure the configuration is permanently saved in the switch and that the configuration is
replicated throughout the fabric.
The switch configuration file can also be uploaded to the host for archiving and it can be downloaded from
the host to a switch in the fabric. See
restoration" on page 166, or the configUpload and configDownload commands in the Fabric OS
Command Reference for additional information on uploading and downloading the configuration file.

New switch or fabric additions

When a new switch is added to the fabric, it automatically takes on the zone configuration information
from the fabric. You can verify that the zoning configuration on the switch using the procedure described in
"Viewing the configuration in the effective zone
If you are adding a switch that is already configured for zoning, clear the zone configuration on that switch
before connecting it to the zoned fabric. See
instructions.
Adding a new fabric that has no zone configuration information to an existing fabric is very similar to
adding a new switch. All switches in the new fabric inherit the zoning configuration data. If a zone
configuration is in effect, the same configuration becomes the enabled configuration.
Before the new fabric can merge successfully, it must pass the following criteria:
"Configuration file backup" on page 165,
database" on page 257.
"Clearing all zone
"Configuration file
configurations" on page 258 for
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