Creating An Offline Zone Database - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade 8/12c User Manual

6. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Creating an offline zone database

Offline zone databases are supported only in Enterprise and Professional Plus versions. Use this
procedure to create a zone database and save it offline.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select a zone database from the Zone DB list.
4. Select Save As from the Zone DB Operation list.
5. Enter a name for the database in the Zone DB Name field.
6. Click OK.
7.
8. If you want to show all discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in the
9. Create the desired zones.
10. Add members to each zone.
11. Create a zone configuration.
12. Activate the zone configuration.
13. Set zoning policies, if necessary.
14. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.
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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.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
The Save Zone DB As dialog box displays.
Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
Potential Members list and select Display All.
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
new member in a zone" on page 587.
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
page 588 and "Enabling or disabling safe zoning mode for fabrics"
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.
"Creating a new zone" on page 584.
"Adding members to a zone"
"Creating a zone configuration"
"Activating a zone configuration"
"Enabling or disabling the default zone for fabrics"
Zoning configuration
on page 586 and "Creating a
on page 592.
on page 594.
on
on page 589.
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