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Q-Logic 2-8C manual Zoneset Command, Syntax zoneset

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Zoneset Command

Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric.

Authority Admin session and a Zoning Edit session. Refer to the ”Zoning Command” on page B-96for information about starting a Zoning Edit session. The Active, List, and Zones keywords are available without an Admin session. You must close the Zoning Edit session before using the Activate and Deactivate keywords.

Syntax zoneset

activate [zone_set] active

add [zone_set] [zone_list]

copy [zone_set_source] [zone_set_destination] create [zone_set]

deactivate

delete [zone_set] list

remove [zone_set] [zone_list]

rename [zone_set_old] [zone_set_new] zones [zone_set]

Keywords activate [zone_set]

Activates the zone set given by [zone_set]. This keyword deactivates the active zone set. Close the Zoning Edit session before using this keyword.

active

Displays the name of the active zone set. This keyword does not require Admin session.

add [zone_set] [zone_list]

Adds a list of zones and aliases given by [zone_list] to the zone set given by [zone_set]. Use a <space> to delimit zone and alias names in [zone_list].

copy [zone_set_source] [zone_set_destination]

Creates a new zone set named [zone_set_destination] and copies into it the zones from the zone set given by [zone_set_source].

create [zone_set]

Creates the zone set with the name given by [zone_set]. 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 -. The zoning database supports a maximum of 256 zone sets.

deactivate

Deactivates the active zone set. Close the Zoning Edit session before using this keyword.

delete [zone_set]

Deletes the zone set given by [zone_set]. If the specified zone set is active, the command is suspended until the zone set is deactivated.

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2-8C specifications

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