Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide (OL-16597-01, July 2009)

Importing and Exporting Zone Sets
To import or export the zone set information from or to an adjacent switch, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Imports the zone set from the adjacent switch
connected through the specified interface for the VSAN
.
switch# zoneset import interface fc
slot/port vsan vsan-id
Step 1
Imports the zone set from the adjacent switch
connected through the specified interface for the VSAN
range.
switch# zoneset import interface fc
slot/port vsan vsan-id
Step 2
Exports the zone set to the adjacent switch connected
through the specified VSAN.
switch# zoneset export vsan vsan-id
Step 3
Exports the zone set to the adjacent switch connected
through the specified range of VSANs.
switch# zoneset export vsan vsan-id
Step 4
Zone Set Duplication
You can make a copy and then edit it without altering the existing active zone set. You can copy an active
zone set from the bootflash: directory, volatile: directory, or slot0 to one of the following areas:
• To the full zone set
• To a remote location (using FTP, SCP, SFTP, or TFTP)
The active zone set is not part of the full zone set. You cannot make changes to an existing zone set and
activate it if the full zone set is lost or is not propagated.
Copying an active zone set to a full zone set may overwrite a zone with the same name if it already exists
in the full zone set database.
Caution
Copying Zone Sets
On Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches, you cannot edit an active zone set. However, you can copy an active
zone set to create a new zone set that you can edit.
To make a copy of a zone set, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Makes a copy of the active zone set in the
specified VSAN to the full zone set.
switch# zone copy active-zoneset full-zoneset
vsan vsan-id
Step 1
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets