Brocade OS Command Reference Manual Supporting Fabric OS v6.0.0 (53-1000599-01, October 2007)

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zone
Performs specific zone operations and manages Traffic Isolation (TI) Zones.
Synopsis To manage zone objects:
zone --copy [source_AD.] source_zone_object [dest_zone_object][-f]
zone --expunge “zone_object”
zone --validate [-f | [-m mode] [“zone_object”]]
To create and manage traffic Isolation zones:
zone --create -t objecttype [-o optlist] name -p portlist
zone --add [-o optlist] name -p portlist
zone --remove name -p portlist
zone --delete | activate | deactivate -p portlist
zone --show [name]
zone --help
Description The zone command supports two types of operations: specific zone operations and
creation/management of Traffic Isolation Zones.
Use the --copy, --expunge, and --validate options to perform specific zoning operations. These
commands follow a batched-transaction model.
Use the
--create, --add,--remove, --delete, --activate, --deactivate, and --show options to
manage Traffic Isolation (TI) Zones.
TI zones control the flow of inter-switch traffic by provisioning certain E_ports to carry only traffic
flowing from a specific set of source ports. The provision (a.k.a TI Zone) is part of the defined zone
configuration and will not appear in the effective zone configuration. A Maximum of 255 TI Zones
can be created in one fabric.
Notes TI zones are not supported in fabrics involving switches running firmware versions preceding Fabric
OS v6.0. However, the existence of a TI Zone in such a fabric is backward compatible and does not
disrupt fabric operation in switches running older firmware versions. However, a TI Zone with
members belonging to switches that run FOS v6.0 or later.
The current zone commands zoneCreate, aliCreate, cfgCreate, etc., can not be used to manage TI
Zones.
The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place.
Operands This command takes as an operand an action and its associated arguments. When executed
without operands, the command displays the usage.
1. Commands for performing specific zone operations:
--copy Copies all the specified zone objects from the source_AD into the current AD.
The current AD transaction buffer will be used for this operation. The
following operands are optional: