Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0(1a)N1 (OL-16597-01, January 2009)

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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
OL-16597-01
CHAPTER 38 Configuring and Managing Zones 38-1
Information About Zoning 38-1
Zoning Features 38-2
Zoning Example 38-3
Zone Implementation 38-4
Active and Full Zone Set Configuration Guidelines 38-4
Configuring Zones 38-7
Zone Sets 38-8
Activating a Zone Set 38-9
About the Default Zone 38-10
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission 38-10
About FC Alias Creation 38-10
Creating FC Aliases 38-11
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones 38-12
Zone Enforcement 38-13
Zone Set Distribution 38-13
Enabling Full Zone Set Distribution 38-14
Enabling a One-Time Distribution 38-14
About Recovering from Link Isolation 38-14
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 38-15
Zone Set Duplication 38-16
Copying Zone Sets 38-16
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases 38-16
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups 38-17
Clearing the Zone Server Database 38-17
Verifying Zone Information 38-18
Enhanced Zoning 38-18
About Enhanced Zoning 38-19
Changing from Basic Zoning to Enhanced Zoning 38-20
Changing from Enhanced Zoning to Basic Zoning 38-20
Enabling Enhanced Zoning 38-20
Modifying the Zone Database 38-21
Releasing Zone Database Locks 38-21
Merging the Database 38-22
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies 38-23
Default Zone Policies 38-23
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings 38-23
Verifying Enhanced Zone Information 38-24
Compacting the Zone Database 38-24