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

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zoneCreate

Operands The following operands are required:

"zonename" Name for a zone to be created, in quotation marks. Quotation marks are

optional. This name cannot be used for any other zone object. Zone names

are limited to 64 characters.

"member" List of members to be included in zone, in quotation marks, separated by

semicolons. Quotation marks are required. Can be one or more of the

following:

A switch domain and port area number pair: for example, "2, 20". View the

area numbers for ports using the switchShow command.

• World Wide Names.

• QuickLoop AL_PAs.

• Zone alias names.

Examples To create three zones using a combination of port numbers and zone aliases:

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Red_zone", "1,0; loop1"

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Blue_zone", "1,1; array1; 1,2; array2"

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Green_zone", "1,0; loop1; 1,2; array2"

See Also zoneAdd, zoneDelete, zoneRemove, zoneShow