Reference Guide

Creating a zone configuration
Use the following procedure to create a zone configuration.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the cfgCreate command, using the following syntax:
cfgcreate "cfgname ", "member [; member ...]"
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
The cfgSave command ends and commits the current zoning transaction buffer to nonvolatile memory. If a transaction is open
on a different switch in the fabric when this command is run, the transaction on the other switch is automatically aborted. A
message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted.
switch:admin> cfgcreate "NEW_cfg", "purplezone; bluezone; greenzone"
switch:admin> cfgsave
WARNING!!!
The changes you are attempting to save will render the Effective configuration and the Defined
configuration inconsistent. The inconsistency will result in different Effective Zoning
configurations for switches in the fabric if a zone merge or HA failover happens. To avoid
inconsistency it is recommended to commit the configurations using the 'cfgenable' command.
Do you still want to proceed with saving the Defined zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n):
[no] y
Adding zones to a zone configuration
Use the following procedure to add members to a zone configuration.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the cfgAdd command, using the following syntax:
cfgadd "cfgname ", "member [; member ...]"
3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration.
The cfgSave command ends and commits the current zoning transaction buffer to nonvolatile memory. If a transaction is open
on a different switch in the fabric when this command is run, the transaction on the other switch is automatically aborted. A
message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted.
switch:admin> cfgadd "newcfg", "bluezone"
switch:admin> cfgsave
WARNING!!!
The changes you are attempting to save will render the Effective configuration and the Defined
configuration inconsistent. The inconsistency will result in different Effective Zoning
configurations for switches in the fabric if a zone merge or HA failover happens. To avoid
inconsistency it is recommended to commit the configurations using the 'cfgenable' command.
Do you still want to proceed with saving the Defined zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n):
[no] y
Administering Advanced Zoning
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