Step 3 - Select a Zone

NOTE: If the zone has already been selected and Step 5 is clicked, skip this step or click the button to clear the selection.

If a zone has not been selected or created yet, most likely the option Automatically Configure

Zoning is not selected in the Customize Zone Options dialog box (). The management server assumes you want to select a pre-existing zone or create one manually.

•To reuse a zone - Select a zone in the Zone pane and then click Step 5, and expand a fabric node to view its zones.

•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 151 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:

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