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10-18 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-0000522-09
Managing Zone Configurations
10
Enabling a Zone Configuration
Several zone configurations can reside on a switch at once, and you can quickly alternate between them.
For example, you might want to have one configuration enabled during the business hours and another
enabled overnight. However, only one zone configuration can be enabled at a time.
When you enable a zone configuration from Web Tools, keep in mind that the entire zoning database is
automatically saved, and then the selected zone configuration is enabled.
If the zoning database size exceeds the maximum allowed, you cannot enable the zone configuration.
The zoning database summary displays the maximum zoning database size (refer to “Displaying the
Zone Configuration Summary” on page 10-20).
To enable a zone configuration
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 10-3.
2. Click Actions > Enable Config.
The Enable Config dialog displays.
3. Select the configuration to be enabled from the menu.
A warning displays.
4. Click OK to save and enable the selected configuration.
Disabling a Zone Configuration
When you disable the active configuration, the Advanced Zoning feature is disabled on the fabric, and
all devices within the fabric can communicate with all other devices. This does not mean that the zoning
database is deleted, however, only that there is no configuration active on the fabric.
When you disable a zone configuration from Web Tools, keep in mind that the entire zoning database is
automatically saved, and then the selected zone configuration is disabled.
To disable a zone configuration
1. Launch the Zone Admin module as described on page 10-3.
2. Click Actions > Disable Zoning.
The Disable Config warning displays.
3. Click Yes to save and disable the current configuration.
Displaying the Enabled Zone Configuration
The enabled zone configuration screen displays the actual content of the single zone configuration that
is currently enabled on the fabric, whether it matches the configuration that was enabled when the
current zone admin session was launched or last refreshed (see Figure 10-4 on page 10-19). The zones,
QuickLoops, and FA zones are displayed, and their contents (ports, WWNs, AL_PAs) are displayed
next to them. Aliases are not displayed in the enabled zone configuration. If there is no active zone
configuration enabled on the switch, a message is displayed to that effect.