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

PurposeCommand or Action
Copies the active zone in the specified VSAN
to a remote location using SCP.
switch# zone copy vsan vsan-id active-zoneset
scp://guest@myserver/tmp/active_zoneset.txt
Step 2
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases
To rename a zone, zone set, fcalias, or zone-attribute-group, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configuration terminal
Step 1
Renames a zone set in the specified VSAN.switch(config)# zoneset rename oldname
newname vsan vsan-id
Step 2
Renames a zone in the specified VSAN.switch(config)# zone rename oldname newname
vsan vsan-id
Step 3
Renames a fcalias in the specified VSAN.switch(config)# fcalias rename oldname
newname vsan vsan-id
Step 4
Renames a zone attribute group in the
specified VSAN.
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group rename
oldname newname vsan vsan-id
Step 5
Activates the zone set and updates the new
zone name in the active zone set.
switch(config)# zoneset activate name newname
vsan vsan-id
Step 6
Cloning Zones, Zone Sets, FC Aliases, and Zone Attribute Groups
To clone a zone, zone set, fcalias, or zone-attribute-group, perform this task:
Procedure
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters configuration mode.switch# configuration terminal
Step 1
Clones a zone set in the specified VSAN.
switch(config)# zoneset clone oldname newname
vsan vsan-id
Step 2
Clones a zone in the specified VSAN.
switch(config)# zone clone oldname newname
vsan number
Step 3
Clones a fcalias in the specified VSAN.
switch(config)# fcalias clone oldname newname
vsan vsan-id
Step 4
Clones a zone attribute group in the
specified VSAN.
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group clone
oldname newname vsan vsan-id
Step 5
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Renaming Zones, Zone Sets, and Aliases