Brocade Fabric Manager Administrator's Guide v6.1.0 (53-10000610-02, June 2008)

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3. Right-click the zone database and select Export Zone DB from the context menu to export the
contents of the zone database to local storage.
The Export Zone Database dialog box (similar to a Save As dialog box) displays.
4. Type the name of the file and browse to the location where you want to save it.
5. Click Export.
The zone database contents are saved as a .zip file in the location specified.
Importing a zone database
1. Select Tasks > Zone Management > Zone Administration.
The Zone Administration module launches, as shown in Figure 146.
2. Select a zone database.
3. Right-click the zone database and select Import Zone DB from the context menu.
The Import Zone Database dialog box (similar to a Save As dialog box) displays.
4. Browse to locate the .zip file to import.
5. Click Import.
The Save Zone Database to Offline Repository dialog box displays, as shown in Figure 148.
6. Fill in the values for the zone database name, fabric, and Admin Domain, and click OK.
If the name you provide does not exist in the fabric and Admin Domain, then a new zone
database is created. If the name does exist, then a warning is displayed stating that a zone
database with that name already exists and you must provide a different name.
Rolling back changes to the zone database on the fabric
1. Click Tasks > Zone Management > Zone Administration.
The Zone Administration module launches, as shown in Figure 146.
2. Select the zone database you want to roll back.
You must select a zone database that has a value in the Last Saved to Fabric column. You
cannot roll back changes for zone databases that were never saved to the fabric.
3. Right-click the zone database and select Rollback Zone DB from the context menu.
The zone database on the fabric reverts back to what it was before the selected zone database
changes were applied.
Deleting a zone database from the local repository
1. Select Tasks > Zone Management > Zone Administration.
The Zone Administration module launches, as shown in Figure 146.
2. Select one or more zone databases that are located in the repository. You cannot delete zone
databases that are currently in the fabric.
3. Click Delete Zone DB.
4. Click OK in the confirmation window.