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
Zone Sets
Note The Device Alias radio button is visible only if device alias is in enhanced mode. For more
information, see Configuring Device Alias Modes, page 17-4.
Step 6 Click the browse button and choose a port name or check the LUN check box and click the browse button
to configure LUNS.
Step 7 Click Add to add the member to the alias.
Converting Zone Members to pWWN-Based Members
You can convert zone and alias members from switch port or FC ID based membership to pWWN-based
membership. You can use this feature to convert to pWWN so that your zone configuration does not
change if a switch is changed in your fabric.
To convert switch port and FC ID members to pWWN members using Fabric Manager, perform this task:
Step 1 Choose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database.
You see the Select VSAN dialog box.
Step 2 Choose a VSAN and click OK.
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box for the selected VSAN.
Step 3 Click the zone you want to convert.
Step 4 Choose Tools > Convert Switch Port/FCID members to By pWWN.
You see the conversion dialog box, listing all members that will be converted.
Step 5 Verify the changes and click Continue Conversion.
Step 6 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box to convert that member to pWWN-based membership.
Tip You do not have to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration to store the active zone
set. However, you need to copy the running configuration to the startup configuration to explicitly store
full zone sets.
Note The pWWN of the virtual target does not appear in the zoning end devices database in Fabric Manager.
If you want to zone the virtual device with a pWWN, you must enter it in the Add Member to Zone dialog
box when creating a zone. However, if the device alias is in enhanced mode, the virtual device names
appear in the device alias database in the Fabric Manager zoning window. In this case, users can choose
to select either the device alias name or enter the pWWN in the Add Member to Zone dialog box. For
more information, see the “Adding Zone Members” section on page 16-10.
Note Be sure you understand how device alias modes work before enabling them. See Chapter 17,
“Distributing Device Alias Services” for details and requirements about device alias modes.