Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Zoning administration
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Renaming a zone
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
4. Right-click the name of the zone you want to change in the Zones list and select Rename.
5. Type the new name for the zone.
For zone name requirements and limitations, refer to “Zoning naming conventions” on
page 581.
6. Press Enter to save the new name.
For FC fabrics, if an invalid name is entered for a zone or zone configuration, the application
displays a warning message. If there is a naming violation according to the vendor, the switch
returns the error message for the exact information along with the zone configuration
activation failure message.
7. Cl ic k OK or Apply to save your changes.
A message displays informing you that any zones or zone configurations you have changed will
be saved in the zone database, and warning you to make sure no other user is making changes
to the same areas.
Renaming a zone configuration
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
The Zoning dialog box displays.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
4. Right-click the name of the zone configuration you want to change in the Zone Configurations
list and select Rename.
5. Type the new name for the zone configuration.
For zone configuration name requirements and limitations, refer to “Zoning naming
conventions” on page 581.
6. Press Enter to save the new name.
Depending on the characters included in the name you enter, a message may display informing
you the name contains characters that are not accepted by some switch vendors, and asking
whether you want to proceed. Click Yes to continue, or No to cancel the renaming and consider
your options.