Brocade Communications Systems IP250 Duplicating a zone alias, Creating a zone configuration

19 Zoning configuration

Duplicating a zone alias

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.

4.Select Alias from the Type list.

5.Right-click the zone alias you want to duplicate and select Duplicate.

The duplicated zone alias displays in the Alias list (for example, <Zone_Alias>_Copy).

6.Edit the name.

To edit the name, refer to “Renaming a zone alias” on page 649.

7.Click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box to save your changes.

Creating a zone configuration

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.Click New Configuration.

A new configuration displays in the Zone Configurations list.

5.Enter a name for the zone configuration.

For zone name requirements and limitations, refer to “Zoning naming conventions” on page 639.

6.Press Enter.

Depending on the characters included in the name you enter, a message may display informing you the name contains characters that are not accepted by some switch vendors. Click OK and enter a different name or accept the default name assigned to the zone. (For zone name requirements and limitations, refer to “Zoning naming conventions” on page 639.)

7.Add zones to the zone configuration.

For step-by-step instructions, refer to “Adding zones to a zone configuration” on page 651.

8.Click OK or Apply to save your changes.

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

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