Deactivating A Zone Configuration; Creating An Offline Zone Database - Brocade Communications Systems Brocade BladeSystem 4/24 User Manual

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 Config list.
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5. Click Yes on the confirmation message.
6. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Creating an offline zone database

Use this procedure to create a zone database and save it offline.
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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 Config 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 Config 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
Config tab.
If the deactivation failed, the zone configuration still displays in the Active Zone Config tab.
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.
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