Configuring Zoning For The San; Creating A New Zone - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

The supported maximum zone database size is 1 MB.

Configuring zoning for the SAN

The following procedure provides an overview of the steps you must perform to configure zoning for
the SAN.
Note that for any zoning-related procedure, changes to a zone database are not saved until you
click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box. If you click Cancel or the close button (X), no changes
are saved.
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. If you want to show all the discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in the
5. Create the zones.
6. Add members to each zone.
7.
8. Activate the zone configuration.
9. Set zoning policies for FC fabrics, if necessary.
10. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Creating a new zone

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.
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The Zoning dialog box displays.
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.
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For specific instructions, refer to
new member in an LSAN zone"
Create a zone configuration.
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For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
page 577 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.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
"Creating a new zone" on page 571.
"Adding members to a zone"
on page 593.
"Creating a zone configuration"
"Activating a zone configuration"
"Enabling or disabling the default zone for fabrics"
on page 573 and "Creating a
on page 581.
on page 583.
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on page 578.
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