To restore the default zoning for a switch, perform the following procedure:

1.Select Zoning > Restore Default Zoning in the faceplate display.

2.Click OK to confirm that you want to restore default zoning and save changes to the zoning database.

Removing all zoning definitions

To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database, select Zoning > Edit Zoning in the faceplate display and choose one of the following:

•Select Edit > Clear Zoning. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zone sets in the Removes All dialog.

•Right-click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree. Select Clear Zoning from the popup menu. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and zones.

Managing zone sets

Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access needs of your storage area network, but only one zone set can be active at one time. Managing zone sets consists of the following tasks:

•Creating a zone set, page 56

•Activating and deactivating a zone set, page 57

•Copying a zone to a zone set, page 57

•Removing a zone from a zone set or from all zone sets, page 57

•Removing a zone set, page 57

NOTE: Zoning database edits are made on an individual switch basis and are not propagated to other switches in the fabric when saved. When a zone set is activated, it is propagated and saved to temporary memory in each McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch in the fabric. If a McDATA 4Gb SAN Switch has the Interop Auto Save parameter enabled in the Zoning Config dialog, the zone set is saved to permanent memory on that switch.

Creating a zone set

To create a zone set, perform the following procedure:

1.Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.

2.Select Edit > Create Zone Set to open the Create Zone Set dialog.

3.Enter a name for the new zone set, and click OK. The new zone set name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0—9, A—Z, a—z, _, -, ^, and $.

4.To create new zones in the zone set, choose one of the following:

•Right-click a zone set and select Create A Zone from the popup menu. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click OK. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog.

•Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set. Refer to ”Copying a zone to a zone set” on page 57.

5.Click Apply to save changes to the zoning database.

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