Zonecreate - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c Command Reference Manual

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zoneCreate

zoneCreate
Creates a zone.
SYNOPSIS
zonecreate "zonename", "member[; member...]"
DESCRIPTION
Use this command to create a new zone, or to create a "broadcast" zone.
A broadcast zone is a special zone that specifies the nodes that can receive broadcast traffic. This zone
must be named "broadcast". Only one "broadcast" zone can exist within a fabric. This type of zone is
enforced by the hardware; the switch controls the data transfer to a port.
This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch
reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory with the cfgSave command. For the change to become effective,
enable the zone configuration with the cfgEnable command.
NOTES
The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may be in
place. Refer to Chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS Commands" and Appendix A, "Command Availability" for
details.
When an FCS policy is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.
OPERANDS
The following operands are required:
"zonename"
"member"
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Specify a unique name for the zone to be created. Double quotation marks are
optional. A zone name must begin with a letter and followed by any number of
letters, numbers, or underscore characters. Names are case-sensitive. For
example, "Zone_1" and "zone_1" indicate different zones. Zone names are limited
to 64 characters. Spaces are ignored.
Specify a member or a list of members to be included in the zone. The list must be
enclosed in double quotation marks. Members must be separated by semicolons.
The list must have at least one member; empty lists are not allowed.
A member can be specified in one or more of the following ways:
•
Domain and port index pair: Specify a port by domain and port index, for
example, "2, 20" specifies port index 20 on switch domain 2. When a zone
member is specified by port index, all devices connected to that port are in
the zone. If this port is an arbitrated loop, then all devices on the loop are in
the zone. Use switchShow for a list of valid port index numbers.
•
World wide name: Specify a world wide name as eight hex numbers
separated by colons, for example "10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a". Zoning
compares the WWN with the node and port names presented by a device in a
login frame (FLOGI or PLOGI). When a zone member is specified by node
name, then all ports on that device are in the zone. When a zone member is
specified by port name, then only that single device port is in the zone.
•
Zone alias name: Specify a zone alias name using the same format as a
zone name. Refer to aliCreate command help for zone alias naming
requirements.
Fabric OS Command Reference
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