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

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Activating a zone configuration
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There are several conditions that could cause the Activate button to be unavailable. They include
the following:
• If you do not have access privileges to activate zone configurations, the Activate button on
the Zone DB tab will be unavailable. You will not be able to activate a zone configuration
unless your access privileges are redefined.
• The fabric is not manageable.
• You do not have Read/Write or Activate privilege for the selected fabric and the selected
zone database (for FC Fabric only).
• The selected fabric is not supported by the Management application.
• The selected fabric is no longer discovered.
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. Select the zone configuration you want to activate in the Zone Configs list.
5. Click Activate.
The Management application begins performing various checks. Note the following events that
may occur:
- For FC fabrics, and depending on the characters included in the name you gave to this
zone configuration, 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 and proceed to the Activate Zone Config dialog box, or click No to
cancel the activation and consider your naming options.
- For FC fabrics, when the total number of zones and zone members defined exceeds the
limit recommended for the system firmware, a warning message displays informing you of
this fact and asking whether you want to proceed. Consider carefully whether you want to
continue with the zone configuration activation. The limits are set to ensure stable fabrics;
if you proceed, you may undermine the stability of your fabric. Click Yes to continue and
proceed to the Activate Zone Config dialog box, or click No to cancel the activation.
You can then click Cancel to close the Activate Zone Config dialog box, reduce the number
of zones or zone members on the Zone DB tab, and then return to this procedure to
activate the zone configuration.
- For FC fabrics, if a limit on the number of zone database changes is enforced and you have
exceeded this limit, a message displays informing you that activation is not allowed.
6. Review the information in the Activate Zone Config dialog box and make sure the selected zone
configuration is the one you want to activate. Also, select or clear the Generate a report check
box as required.