Duplicating A Zone Configuration - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Zoning configuration
3. Select a fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. Select one or more zone configurations in the Zone Configurations list that you want to delete,
5. Click Yes to delete the selected zone configuration.
6. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Duplicating a zone configuration

When you duplicate a zone configuration, you make a copy of it in the same zone database. The
first time a zone configuration is duplicated, the duplicate is automatically given the name
<zonesetlabel>_copy. On subsequent duplications, a sequential number is assigned to the zone
configuration name, such as <zonesetlabel>_copy_1, <zonesetlabel>_copy_2, and
<zonesetlabel>_copy_3.
Note that these naming conventions apply to both duplicate and deep duplicate operations.
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. Select one or more zone configurations in the Zone Configurations list that you want to
5. (Optional) Type a new name for the zone configuration and press Enter to save the name.
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This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
then right-click and select Delete.
A message displays asking you to confirm the deletion.
The message closes and the selected zone configurations are removed from the Zone
Configurations list.
NOTE
If you select "Do not show me this again." on the confirmation message, the next time you
delete a zone configuration, it will be deleted without requesting confirmation from you. If you
delete something in error, click Cancel on the Zoning dialog box to exit without saving changes
since the last operation (Apply or Activate). When you reopen the dialog box, the zone
configuration is restored.
Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
duplicate, then right-click and select one of the following options:
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Duplicate - To duplicate the zone configuration or configurations.
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Deep Duplicate - To duplicate the zone configuration or configurations and all included
zones.
The duplicated zone configuration or sets display in the Zone Configurations list.
For zone name requirements and limitations, refer to "Zone naming conventions"
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