B – Command Line Interface

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Zoning Command

Zoning Command

Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones. Refer to the Zone Command on page B-73and the Zoneset Command on page B-77.

Authority Admin. The List keyword is available with User authority.

Syntax zoning active cancel clear edit history limits list restore save

Keywords active

Displays membership information for the active zone set including member zones and zone members.

cancel

Closes the current Zoning Edit session. Any unsaved changes are lost.

clear

Clears all inactive zone sets from the volatile edit copy of the zoning database. This keyword does not affect the non-volatile zoning database. However, if you enter the Zoning Clear command followed by the Zoning Save command, the non-volatile zoning database will be cleared from the switch. The preferred method for clearing the zoning database from the switch is the Reset Zoning command.

edit

Opens a Zoning Edit session.

history

Displays a history of zoning modifications including the following:

Time of the most recent zone set activation or deactivation and the user who performed it

Time of the most recent modifications to the zoning database and the user who made them.

Checksum for the zoning database

limits

Displays the maximum limits imposed on the zoning database for the number of zone sets, zones, aliases, members per zone, members per alias, and total members.

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Q-Logic 59021-05 manual Zoning Command, Keywords active, Opens a Zoning Edit session, Limits

59021-05 specifications

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