Removing A Zone From A Zone Configuration; Activating A Zone Configuration - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

Removing a zone from a zone configuration

Use the following procedure to remove a zone from a zone configuration. Note that the zone is not
deleted; it is only removed from the zone configuration.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select a fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. Click the plus sign (+) by the appropriate zone configuration in the Zone Configurations list to
5. Perform one of the following actions:
6. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Activating a zone configuration

When a zone configuration is active, its members can communicate with one another. Only one
zone configuration can be active at any given time.
NOTE
Only one server should be run at a time (actual servers performing discovery) or logon conflicts may
occur. Also, activation speeds may differ depending on the hardware vendor and type of zoning
used.
You cannot activate a zone configuration if any of the following is true:
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
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The Zoning dialog box displays.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
expand the listing and show the zone configuration members.
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Right-click the name of the zone you want to remove in the Zone Configurations list and
select Remove.
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To remove multiple zones, select the zones to be removed from the zone configuration,
and click the left arrow between the Zones list and the Zone Configurations list.
When successful, the zone is removed from the Zone Configurations list.
Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.
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You do not have access privileges to activate zone configurations. You will not be able to
activate a zone configuration unless your access privileges are redefined.
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The fabric is not manageable.
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You do not have Read/Write or Activate privileges for the selected fabric and the selected
zone database (for FC fabrics only).
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The selected fabric is not supported by the Management application.
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The selected fabric is no longer discovered.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
Zoning configuration
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