Clearing The Fabric Zone Database; Duplicating A Zone - HP Brocade BladeSystem 4/12 User Manual

6. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Clearing the fabric zone database

ATTENTION
Clearing the zone database removes all zoning configuration information, including all aliases,
zones, and zone configurations, in the fabric.
Clearing the fabric zone database is disruptive to the fabric.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
3. Select the Fabric Zone DB from the Zone DB list.
4. Select Clear All from the Zone DB Operation list.
5. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
6. Click OK to close the Zoning dialog box.

Duplicating a zone

When you duplicate a zone, you make a copy of it in the same zone database. The first time a zone
is duplicated, the duplicate is automatically given the name <zonelabel>_copy. On subsequent
times, a sequential number is assigned to the zone name, such as <zonelabel>_copy_1,
<zonelabel>_copy_2, and <zonelabel>_copy_3.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. Select one or more zones in the Zones list that you want to duplicate, then right-click and
5. (Optional) Type a new name for the zone.
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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.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
databases for the selected entity.
The message box closes and, when successful, the Fabric Zone DB is cleared of all zoning
configurations.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
select Duplicate.
The duplicated zone or zones display in the Zones list.
If you key in a new name, press Enter to save the name.
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