Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-01, November 2006)

2-736 Fabric OS Command Reference Manual

Publication Number: 53-1000240-01

zoneCreate

Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability.

When secure mode is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch.

Operands The following operands are required:

"zonename" Name for a zone to be created, in quotation marks. Quotation marks are optional.

This name cannot be used for any other zone object. Zone names are limited to 64

characters.

"member" List of members to be included in zone, in quotation marks, separated by

semicolons. Quotation marks are required. Can be one or more of the following:

• A switch domain and port area number pair: for example, "2, 20". View the

area numbers for ports using the switchShow command.

• World Wide Names.

• QuickLoop AL_PAs.

• Zone alias names.

Examples To create three zones using a combination of port numbers and zone aliases:

See Also zoneAdd, zoneDelete, zoneRemove, zoneShow

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Red_zone", "1,0; loop1"

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Blue_zone", "1,1; array1; 1,2; array2"

sw5:admin> zonecreate "Green_zone", "1,0; loop1; 1,2; array2"