Reference Guide

Deleting a zone object
The following procedure removes all references to a zone object and then deletes the zone object. The zone object can be a zone
member, a zone alias, or a zone.
Use the following procedure to delete a zone object.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the cfgShow command to view the zone configuration objects you want to delete.
switch:admin> cfgShow
Defined configuration:
cfg: USA_cfg Purple_zone; White_zone; Blue_zone
zone: Blue_zone
1,1; array1; 1,2; array2
zone: Purple_zone
1,0; loop1
zone: White_zone
1,3; 1,4
alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:02
alias: array2 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:22; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:28
alias: loop1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:85; 21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:df
Effective configuration:
cfg: USA_cfg
zone: Blue_zone
1,1
21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c
21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:02
1,2
21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:22
21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:28
zone: Purple_zone
1,0
21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:85
21:00:00:20:37:0c:71:df
3. Enter zone --expunge to delete the zone object.
NOTE
Zone configuration names are case-sensitive and blank spaces are ignored.
switch:admin> zone --expunge "White_zone"
You are about to expunge one configuration or member. This action could result in removing many
zoning configurations recursively. [Removing the last member of a configuration removes the
configuration.]
Do you want to expunge the member? (yes, y, no, n): [no] yes
4. Enter yes at the prompt.
5. Enter cfgShow to verify the deleted zone object is no longer present.
6. If you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, use cfgSave to save it to nonvolatile (flash) memory.
7. Enter cfgEnable for the appropriate zone configuration to make the change effective.
Renaming a zone object
Use the following procedure to rename a zone object.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter cfgShow to view the zone configuration objects you want to rename.
switch:admin> cfgShow
Defined configuration:
cfg: USA_cfg Purple_zone; White_zone; Blue_zone
Administering Advanced Zoning
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