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

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Chapter 38 Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhanced Zoning
Configuring Zone Merge Control Policies
To configure merge control policies, perform this task:
Default Zone Policies
To permit or deny traffic in the default zone, perform this task:
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings
You can configure default settings for default zone policies and full zone distribution for new VSANs on
the switch. To configure switch-wide default settings, perform this task:
Note Because VSAN 1 is the default VSAN and is always present on the switch, the system default zone
commands have no effect on VSAN 1.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# zone merge-control
restrict vsan vsan-id
Configures a restricted merge control setting for this
VSAN.
switch(config)# no zone merge-control
restrict vsan vsan-id
Defaults to using the allow merge control setting for
this VSAN.
switch(config)# zone commit vsan vsan-id
Commits the changes made to the specified VSAN.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# zone default-zone permit
vsan vsan-id
Permits traffic flow to default zone members.
switch(config)# no zone default-zone
permit vsan vsan-id
Denies traffic flow to default zone members and
reverts to factory default.
Step 3
switch(config)# zone commit vsan vsan-id
Commits the changes made to the specified VSAN.
Command Purpose
Step 1
switch# configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)# system default zone
default-zone permit
Configures permit as the default zoning policy for
new VSANs on the switch.
switch(config)# no system default zone
default-zone permit
Configures deny (default) as the default zoning policy
for new VSANs on the switch.
Step 3
switch(config)# system default zone
distribute full
Enables full zone database distribution as the default
for new VSANs on the switch.
Step 4
switch(config)# no system default zone
distribute full
Disables (default) full zone database distribution as
the default for new VSANs on the switch. Only the
active zone database is distributed.