Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fabric OS v7.0.0 (53-1002152-01, March 2012)

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Zoning management
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Selecting a zoning view
You can define how zoning elements are displayed in the Zone Admin window. The zoning view you
select determines how members are displayed in the Member Selection List panel (Figure 23). The
views filter the fabric and device information displayed in the Member Selection List for the
selected view, making it easier for you to create and modify zones, especially when creating “hard
zones.”
Depending on the method you use to zone, certain tabs might or might not be available in the Zone
Admin window.
There are two views of defining members for zoning:
• Fabric View—Displays the physical hierarchy of the fabric, a list of the attached and imported
physical devices (by WWN), and a list of the FC Virtual Initiators on switches that support iSCSI.
In the Fabric View, you can select ports for port-based zoning or devices for WWN-based
zoning.
• Devices Only—Displays a list of the attached and imported physical devices by WWN. You
cannot select ports for port-based or mixed zoning schemes, nor can you select virtual
initiators for iSCSI FC Zone creation.
To define the view of the fabric resource, perform the following steps.
1. Launch the Zone Admin window as described in “Opening the Zone Admin window” on
page 118.
2. Select View > Choose Fabric Resources View.
3. Define the way you want to view the fabric resource and click OK.
Creating and populating zone aliases
An alias is a logical group of port index numbers and WWNs. Specifying groups of ports or devices
as an alias makes zone configuration easier, by enabling you to configure zones using an alias
rather than inputting a long string of individual members. You can specify members of an alias
using the following methods:
• Identifying members by switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20.
• Identifying members by device node and device port WWNs.
For more information on enabling the configuration, refer to “Enabling zone configurations” on
page 131.
To create a zone alias, perform the following steps.
1. Open the Zone Admin window as described in “Opening the Zone Admin window” on page 118.
2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in
“Selecting a zoning view” on page 123.
3. Select the Alias tab and click New Alias.
The Create New Alias dialog box displays.
4. In the Create New Alias dialog box, enter a name for the new alias and click OK.
The new alias displays in the Name list.
5. Expand the Member Selection List to view the nested elements.