Enhanced Zoning; About Enhanced Zoning - HP Cisco MDS 9020 - Fabric Switch Configuration Manual

Enhanced Zoning

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Example 23-19 Displays the Local Interface Active Zone Details for a Remote Switch
switch# show zone active
zone name if-zone vsan 1
* fcid 0x7e00b3 [interface fc2/15 swwn 20:00:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
* fcid 0x7e00b1 [interface fc2/15 swwn 20:00:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
* fcid 0x7e00ac [interface fc2/15 swwn 20:00:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
* fcid 0x7e00b3 [fwwn 20:4f:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
* fcid 0x7e00b1 [fwwn 20:4f:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
* fcid 0x7e00ac [fwwn 20:4f:00:0c:88:00:4a:e2]
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities
described in this section.
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About Enhanced Zoning

Table 23-2
Family.
Cisco MDS 9000 Family CLI Configuration Guide
23-30
interface fc2/1 swwn 20:00:00:05:30:00:4a:9e
About Enhanced Zoning, page 23-30
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning, page 23-31
Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning, page 23-32
Enabling Enhanced Zoning, page 23-32
Modifying the Zone Database, page 23-33
Releasing Zone Database Locks, page 23-33
Creating Attribute Groups, page 23-33
Merging the Database, page 23-34
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies, page 23-35
Default Zone Policies, page 23-35
Broadcasting a Zone, page 23-36
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings, page 23-37
Displaying Enhanced Zone Information, page 23-37
lists the advantages of the enhanced zoning feature in all switches in the Cisco MDS 9000
Chapter 23 Configuring and Managing Zones
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