Deactivating A Zone Configuration - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

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Zoning configuration
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8. Click OK to continue.
9. Click OK.

Deactivating a zone configuration

Use this procedure to deactivate the active zone configuration.
There are several conditions that could cause the Deactivate button to be unavailable. They include
the following:
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1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
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3. Select an FC fabric from the Active Zone Configuration list.
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5. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
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Click OK to activate the zone configuration.
If you are activating a zone configuration from the offline zone database, a message might
display informing you of name conflicts between items in the offline zone database and the
existing online zone database. Click Yes to overwrite the items in the online zone database, or
No to cancel the activation.
A message box displays informing you that the zones and zone configurations you change will
be saved in the zone database and asking whether you want to proceed. Click Yes to confirm
the activation, or No to cancel the activation.
When you click Yes, a busy window displays indicating the activation is in progress. A status
field informs you whether the activation succeeded or failed. When it succeeds, icons for the
active zone configuration and its zones display green. When it fails, the message includes the
reason for the failure.
The Activate Zone Configuration dialog box is closed and the Zone DB tab displays.
A message displays informing you that any zones or zone configurations you have changed will
be saved in the zone database, and warning you to make sure no other user is making changes
to the same areas.
There is no active zone configuration in the selected fabric.
The fabric is not manageable.
You do not have Read/Write or Activate privileges for the selected fabric and the selected zone
database (for FC fabric only).
The selected fabric is not supported by the Management application.
The selected fabric is no longer discovered.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
lick the Active Zone Configuration tab.
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This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
lick Deactivate.
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If the deactivation succeeded, the zone configuration no longer displays in the Active Zone
Configuration tab.
If the deactivation failed, the zone configuration still displays in the Active Zone Configuration
tab.
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