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Data Center Fabric Manager Professional User Manual v10.3.X (53-1001355-01, November 2009)

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Zoning configuration
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Invalid zoning name
If you enter an invalid zone or zone configuration name, an error or warning message displays
depending on the type of fabric you are trying to zone:
• 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.
Zoning configuration
At a minimum, zoning configuration entails creating zones and zone members. However, you can
also create zone aliases, zone configurations, and zone databases. You can define multiple zone
configurations, deactivating and activating individual configurations as your needs change. Zoning
configuration can also involve enabling or disabling safe zoning mode and the default zone.
Configuring zoning for the SAN
The following procedure provides an overview of the steps you must perform to configure zoning for
the SAN.
Note that for any zoning-related procedure, changes to a zone database are not saved until you
click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box. If you click Cancel or the close button (X), no changes
are saved.
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. If you want to show all the discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in the
Potential Members list and select Display All.
5. Create the zones.
For specific instructions, refer to “Creating a new zone” on page 380.
6. Add members to each zone.
For specific instructions, refer to “Adding members to a zone” on page 381.
7. Create a zone configuration.
For specific instructions, refer to “Creating a zone configuration” on page 389.
8. Activate the zone configuration.
For specific instructions, refer to “Activating a zone configuration” on page 391.