Resetting The Zoning Database; Deleting Inactive Zonesets, Zones, And Aliases; Managing Zonesets; Creating A Zoneset - HP StorageWorks 8/20q Command Line Interface Manual

Resetting the zoning database

There are two ways to remove all aliases, zones, and zonesets from the zoning database:
• Enter the reset zoning command, as shown in the following example. This is the preferred method.
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> reset zoning
The zoning configuration parameters, MergeAutoSave, DefaultZone, and DiscardInactive
remain unchanged.
• Enter the zoning clear command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning clear
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoning save

Deleting inactive zonesets, zones, and aliases

To delete all objects from the zoning database except those in the active zoneset, enter the
zoning delete orphans command.
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning delete orphans
This command will remove all zonesets, zones, and aliases
that are not currently active.
Please confirm (y/n): [n] y
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning save

Managing zonesets

This sub-section describes the zoneset management tasks. All of these tasks except
(page 79) and

Creating a zoneset

To create a new zoneset, enter the zoneset create command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoneset create zoneset_1
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #>zoning save

Deleting a zoneset

To delete a zoneset, enter the zoneset delete command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoneset delete zoneset_1
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #>zoning save

Renaming a zoneset

To rename a zoneset, enter the zoneset rename command, as shown in the following example:
8/20q FC Switch #> admin start
8/20q FC Switch (admin) #> zoning edit
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #> zoneset rename zoneset_old zoneset_new
8/20q FC Switch (admin-zoning) #>zoning save
78 Zoning Configuration
"Deactivating a zoneset" (page 79) require an Admin session and a Zoning Edit session.
"Activating a zoneset"