Users Guide

support.dell.com Using Zoning 3-1
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This chapter contains information and examples for monitoring PowerVault 5xF
switches by using zoning. The following topics are discussed in this chapter:
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Setting up zoned fabrics
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Zone management
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Zone enforcement
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Multiswitch fabrics
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There are three zone object types for which you use Telnet commands—alias, zone,
and configuration. For these three object types, you can issue the following five
commands:
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Create
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Delete
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Add
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Remove
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Show
The following subsections provide information about the steps to perform when exe-
cuting these commands. For more information and examples of the commands
themselves, see Chapter 4, “Zoning Commands.”
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To create a zoned fabric, perform the following steps:
1. Map out the desired fabric configuration.
2. Define the core aliases.
3. Define the zones.
4. Define the zone configuration and save it.