Saving The Zoning Database To A File; Restoring The Zoning Database From A File; Reloading The Source Zoning Configuration On The Switch - Qlogic SANbox 5600 Series User Manual

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Discard Inactive
inactive zones and zone sets when a zoneset is activated or deactivated from a
remote switch.

Saving the Zoning Database to a File

You can save the zoning database to an XML file. You can later reload this zoning
database on the same switch or another switch. To save a zoning database to a
file, do the following:
1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning.
2. In the Edit Zoning dialog, open the File menu and select Save As.
3. In the Save dialog, enter a file name for the database file.
4. Click the Save button to save the zoning file.

Restoring the Zoning Database from a File

CAUTION!
Do the following to restore the zoning database from a file to a switch:
1. Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
window.
2. Open the File menu and select Open File. A popup window will prompt you
to select an XML zoning database file.
3. Select a file and click Open.

Reloading the Source Zoning Configuration on the Switch

Do the following to reload the original zoning database configuration to a switch:
1. Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning
window.
2. Open the File menu and select Reload from the Source.
3. Click the OK button to load the original zoning database configuration to the
switch.
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The Discard Inactive parameter automatically removes
Restoring the zoning database from a file will replace the current
zoning database on the switch.
3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning
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