Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide, NX-OS 4.0 (OL-16598-01, June 2008)

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Nexus 5000 Series Switch Fabric Manager Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 16 Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring Zones
Note The Device Alias radio button is visible only if device alias is in enhanced mode. For more information,
see the “Configuring Device Alias Modes” section on page 17-4.
Tip Expand Switches from the Physical Attributes pane to retrieve the switch world-wide name (sWWN). If
you do not provide a sWWN, the software automatically uses the local sWWN.
Configuring Zones Using the Zone Configuration Tool
To create a zone and move it into a zone set using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Click the Zone icon in the toolbar (See Figure 16-5).
Figure 16-5 Zone Icon
You see the Select VSAN dialog box.
Step 2 Choose the VSAN where you want to create a zone and click OK.
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box as shown in Figure 16-6.