•To create a zone - Select a fabric in the zone pane, click the button, and then enter a name for the zone. For more information, see ”Creating a Zone” on page 614.

Table 150 Zone Icons

IconDescription

• Above Zone pane - Used to create zones.

•In the Zone pane - Represents a zone.

Zone Alias

Port

The fabric cannot be reached

IMPORTANT: McDATA switches only: Path Provisioning looks for the names of the active zone set and of the active zones and verifies that all of their saved counterparts are matched in the zoning library in EFC Manager. The provisioning job only occurs if those names match.

Creating a Zone

To create a zone:

1.Select a fabric in the Zone pane.

2.Click the button located above the Zone pane.

3.Enter a zone name in the dialog box. For naming conventions, see ”Naming Conventions” on page 630.

4.Click OK.

The new zone is added to the Zone pane.

5.Click Create Job.

The job is added to the bottom pane.

6.Take one of the following actions:

•If you want the job to execute now, click the Execute Job () button.

•If you want the job to execute at a later time, schedule the job as described in the topic ”Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on page 628.

Creating a Meta Volume

Keep in mind the following when creating meta volumes:

•If you have options still selected from a previous job, clear the options you do not want in your next job. For example, assume you previously created a volume. To create a new volume on the same host, clear the Volume pane by clicking the button.

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