Configuring Traffic Isolation Zoning; Creating A Traffic Isolation Zone - Brocade Communications Systems StoreFabric SN6500B User Manual

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Traffic Isolation zones
If the fabric contains a switch running an earlier version of Fabric OS, you cannot create an
enhanced TI zone.
The failover mode must be the same for each enhanced TI zone to which a port belongs.
You cannot merge a down-level switch into a fabric containing enhanced TI zones, and you cannot
merge a switch with enhanced TI zones defined into a fabric containing switches that do not
support ETIZ.

Configuring Traffic Isolation zoning

The following procedure provides an overview of the steps you must perform to configure Traffic
Isolation zoning.
Note that for any zoning-related procedure, changes to a zone database are not saved until you
click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box. If you click Cancel or the close button (X), no changes
are saved.
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 Domain, Port Index from the Type list.
5. (Optional) If you want to show all discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in
6. Create the Traffic Isolation zones.
7.
8. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Creating a Traffic Isolation zone

Traffic Isolation zones are configurable only on a Fabric OS device. The seed switch must be
running Fabric OS 6.1.1 or later.
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.
the Potential Members list and select Display All.
For specific instructions, refer to
Add members to each zone.
For specific instructions, refer to
NOTE
You cannot add a Traffic Isolation zone to a zone configuration.
The Traffic Isolation zones are saved, but are not activated. The Traffic Isolation zones are
activated when you activate a zone configuration in the same zone database.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
"Creating a Traffic Isolation zone"
"Adding members to a Traffic Isolation zone"
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