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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide 10-9
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
Managing Zones
10
Creating and Populating a Zone
Use the following procedure to create a zone.
To create a zone
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 10-3.
2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in “Zoning
Views” on page 10-6.
3. Click the Zone tab.
4. Click Create.
The Create New Zone dialog displays.
5. Enter a name for the new zone in the Create New Zone dialog, and click OK.
The new zone displays in the Name list.
6. Click “+” signs in the Member Selection List to view the nested elements.
The choices available in the Member Selection List depend on the selection made in the View
menu.
7. Select an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone.
The Add Member button becomes active.
8. Click Add Member to add the zone member.
The selected member is moved to the Zone Members window.
9. Optional: Repeat steps 7 and 8 to add more elements to your zone.
10. Optional: Click Add Other to include a WWN, port, or QuickLoop (AL_PA) that is not currently a
part of the fabric.
Adding and Removing the Members of a Zone
Use the following procedure to add or remove zone members.
To modify the members of a zone
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 10-3.
2. Click the Zone tab.
3. Select the zone you want to modify from the Name drop-down list.
The zone members for the selected zone are listed in the Zone Members list.
4. Highlight an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone, or
highlight an element in the Zone Members list that you want to delete.
5. Click Add Member to add a zone member.
Click Remove Member to remove a zone member.
The zone is modified in the Zone Admin buffer.