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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
3. Enter zoneObjectRename to rename zone configuration objects.
NOTE
Zone configuration names are case-sensitive and blank spaces are ignored.
switch:admin> zoneObjectRename "White_zone", "Purple_zone"
4. Enter the cfgShow command to verify the renamed zone object is present.
5. If you want the change preserved when the switch reboots, enter the cfgSave command to save it to nonvolatile (flash) memory.
NOTE
If the renamed zone object is still used in the effective configuration, running cfgSave before cfgEnable is not allowed.
6. Enter the cfgEnable command for the appropriate zone configuration to make the change effective.
Zone configuration management
You can add, delete, or remove individual elements in an existing zone configuration to create an appropriate configuration for your SAN
environment. After the changes have been made, save the configuration to ensure the configuration is permanently saved in the switch
and that the configuration is replicated throughout the fabric.
The switch configuration file can also be uploaded to the host for archiving and it can be downloaded from the host to a switch in the
fabric. Refer to Configuration file backup on page 259, Configuration file restoration on page 261, or the configUpload and
configDownload commands in the Fabric OS Command Reference for additional information on uploading and downloading the
configuration file.
Security and zoning
Zones provide controlled access to fabric segments and establish barriers between operating environments. They isolate systems with
different uses, protecting individual systems in a heterogeneous environment; for example, when zoning is in secure mode, no merge
operations occur.
Brocade Advanced Zoning is configured on the primary fabric configuration server (FCS). The primary FCS switch makes zoning
changes and other security-related changes. The primary FCS switch also distributes zoning to all other switches in the secure fabric. All
existing interfaces can be used to administer zoning.
You must perform zone management operations from the primary FCS switch using a zone management interface, such as Telnet or
Web Tools. You can alter a zone database, provided you are connected to the primary FCS switch.
When two secure fabrics join, the traditional zone merge does not occur. Instead, a zone database is downloaded from the primary FCS
switch of the merged secure fabric. When E_Ports are active between two switches, the name of the FCS server and a zoning policy set
version identifier are exchanged between the switches. If the views of the two secure fabrics are the same, the fabric’s primary FCS
server downloads the zone database and security policy sets to each switch in the fabric. If there is a view conflict, the E_Ports are
segmented due to incompatible security data.
Administering Advanced Zoning
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