Creating An Offline Zone Database - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

Creating an offline zone database

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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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 an LSAN zone"
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
page 614 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 an offline zone database
"Creating a new zone" on page 608.
"Adding members to a zone"
on page 630.
"Creating a zone configuration"
"Activating a zone configuration"
"Enabling or disabling the default zone for fabrics"
on page 609 and "Creating a
on page 618.
on page 620.
on
on page 615.
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