Brocade Communications Systems IP250 manual

21 Activating an Allow/Prohibit Matrix configuration

Activating an Allow/Prohibit Matrix configuration

You must have an active zone configuration before you can activate an Allow/Prohibit Matrix configuration.

1.Select Configure > Allow/Prohibit Matrix.

The Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix dialog box displays.

2.Select the Allow/Prohibit Matrix configuration you want to activate.

You can do this by expanding the view for the switch under Available Switches and selecting a configuration, or you may select the matrix under Allow/Prohibit Matrix.

3.Click Activate.

A confirmation message displays, as shown in Figure 260 on page 708.

FIGURE 260 Activate Matrix Confirmation message

4.Select the Active=Saved check box to save the active configuration as the startup configuration (IPL).

5.Click OK to confirm.

If you select the Active=Saved check box, the text [=Active] is appended to the IPL file in the Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix dialog box.

The Active=Saved check box and the IPL filename represent the current state of the Active=Saved Mode (ASM) bit on the switch. However, this is limited to changes done to the ASM configuration through the Management application. If changes occur through external means (such as, Webtools or the CLI) the changes are not reflected in the Management application until the Configure Allow/Prohibit Matrix dialog box is re-launched.

NOTE

Active=Saved” means the matrix configuration will survive a power failure. If not selected, all ports can access each other after power is restored.

Deleting an Allow/Prohibit Matrix configuration

You cannot delete the active configuration, the IPL configuration, or a configuration that is marked as having uncommitted changes.