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.
Volume Assignment
Keep in mind the following:
•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 created a volume. Now you want to create a new volume on the same host used previously. Clear the Volume pane. To clear a pane, click the 
button.
•If you want to clear all the steps, except for the Step 1 (storage systems), select another option from the System Action
•HDS only: Before you can create a volume, you must delete some unmapped LDEVs using the standard provisioning tool.
To delete LDEVs:
a.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager.
b.Click the Storage Systems tab, then the Provision button for the storage system.
c.Click Step 2 Volume.
d.Select the desired number of LDEVs for the LUSE volume, and then click Delete Selected Volumes.
e.Take note of the array group from which you deleted the LDEVs. You need this information to create the LUSE volume.
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