Brocade Communications Systems IP250 Creating a member in a zone, Removing a member from a zone

Zoning configuration 19

Creating a member in a zone

Use this procedure to add a member to a zone when the member is not listed in the Potential Members list of the Zone DB tab.

For instructions to add a member to a zone when the member is listed in the Potential Members list, refer to the procedure “Adding members to a zone” on page 642.

1.Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric. The Zoning dialog box displays.

2.Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.

3.Select a 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.

4.Select one or more zones to which you want to add members in the Zones list. (Press SHIFT or CTRL and click each zone name to select more than one zone.)

5.Click New Member.

The Add Zone Member dialog box displays.

6.Select an option from the Member Type list.

The fields in the dialog box vary based on the Member Type option you select.

7.Fill in the remaining fields in the dialog box.

Click the Help button for additional information on each field.

8.Click OK to save your changes and close the Add Zone Member dialog box.

OR

Click Apply to save your changes and keep the Add Zone Member dialog box open so you can add more new members. Repeat step 5 through step 8 as many times as needed, and proceed to step 9 when appropriate.

9.For offline zone databases only, complete the following steps to save the zone configuration into the switch from the offline zone database:

a.Select Save to Switch from the Zone DB Operation list.

b.Click Yes on the confirmation message.

The selected zone database is saved to the fabric without enabling a specific zone configuration.

10.Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

Any zones or zone configurations you have changed are saved in the zone database.

Removing a member from a zone

Use the following procedure to remove one or more members from a zone or zones. Note that the member is not deleted; it is only removed from the zone.

1.Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric. The Zoning dialog box displays.

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