Specifications

5-8
Cisco SN 5428-2 Storage Router Software Configuration Guide
78-15471-01
Chapter 5 Configuring Fibre Channel Interfaces
Configuring Zoning
Adding an alias to a zone
Use the following procedure to add an alias to a zone. In this example, the zone is named agamemnon
and the alias is named leto. The default alias named iscsi is also added to the zone.
Activating a zone set
Activation of a zone set does not require rebooting or resetting the SN 5428-2. When you activate a zone
set, the system compiles the zone sets of the same name from all switches in the fabric, then distributes
this merged active zone set to each switch in the fabric.
Only one zone set can be active at one time; an active zone set must be deactivated to allow the activation
of another zone set.
Use the following procedure to activate a zone set. In this example, the zone set helen (which includes
the zone member agamemnon) is activated.
Clearing zone configuration from the local SN 5428-2
When moving the SN 5428-2 from one FC zoned fabric to another, you must clear the SN 5428-2 zone
configuration after you disconnect from the fabric and prior to connecting to the new fabric.
Note All ports operating as E_Ports must be inactive. If you try to clear the local zone configuration when
there is an active E_Port on the SN 5428-2 Storage Router, the command fails and issues a warning
message indicating the FC interfaces that are currently enabled.
Use the following procedure to clear the local zone configuration.
Command Description
Step 1
enable Enter Administrator mode.
Step 2
zone agamemnon member
fcalias leto
zone agamemnon member
fcalias iscsi
Assign the alias to the zone.
Note If the SN 5428-2 is going to participate in the zone, be sure
to add the default alias named iscsi to the zone.
Command Description
Step 1
enable Enter Administrator mode.
Step 2
zoneset helen enable Enable the zone set.
Note To activate a zone set, it must have at least one alias or one
zone member assigned. You cannot activate an empty zone
set.
Command Description
Step 1
enable Enter Administrator mode.
Step 2
clear fcswitch zones local Clear the zone configuration from the SN 5428-2.