About Zoning - Cisco AP776A - Nexus Converged Network Switch 5020 Configuration Manual

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Configuring and Managing Zones
Zoning enables you to set up access control between storage devices or user groups. If you have
administrator privileges in your fabric, you can create zones to increase network security and to prevent
data loss or corruption. Zoning is enforced by examining the source-destination ID field.
Advanced zoning capabilities specified in the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards are provided. You can
use either the existing basic zoning capabilities or the advanced, standards-compliant zoning
capabilities.
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About Zoning

Zoning has the following features:
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OL-18084-01, Cisco MDS NX-OS Release 4.x
About Zoning, page 24-1
Zone Configuration, page 24-6
Zone Sets, page 24-7
Zone Set Distribution, page 24-13
Zone Set Duplication, page 24-16
Advanced Zone Attributes, page 24-18
Displaying Zone Information, page 24-24
Enhanced Zoning, page 24-30
Compacting the Zone Database for Downgrading, page 24-40
Zone and Zone Set Analysis, page 24-40
Default Settings, page 24-41
lists the differences between zones and VSANs.
A zone consists of multiple zone members.
– Members in a zone can access each other; members in different zones cannot access each other.
– If zoning is not activated, all devices are members of the default zone.
If zoning is activated, any device that is not in an active zone (a zone that is part of an active
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zone set) is a member of the default zone.
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