McDATA® 4Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class BladeSystem Command Line Interface Guide (AA-RWEJA-TE, November 2006)

Modifying the zoning database

To modify the zoning database, you must open an Admin session with the Admin Start command. An

Admin session prevents other accounts from making changes at the same time through Telnet, McDATA

Web Server, or another management application. You must also open a Zoning Edit session with the

Zoning Edit command. The Zoning Edit session provides access to the Zoneset, Zone, and

Zoning commands with which you make modifications to the zoning database.

McDATA4GbSAN #> admin start

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> zoning edit

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning)#> zoneset . . .

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning)#> zone . . .

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning)#> zoning . . .

During the Zoning Edit session, if you want to discard changes without closing the session, enter the

Zoning Restore command. When you are finished making changes, enter the Zoning Save

command to save the changes. Enter the Zoning Cancel command to close the Zoning Edit session.

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning)#> zoning save

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning)#> zoning cancel

Changes to the active zone set do not take effect until you activate it with the Zoneset Activate

command:

McDATA4GbSAN (admin)#> zoneset activate zoneset_1

McDATA4GbSAN (admin)#> admin end

The Admin End command releases the Admin session for other administrators when you are done

making changes to the switch.

To remove all zoning database objects (zones, and zone sets) and restore the zoning database to its

factory state, enter the Reset Zoning command as shown in the following example:

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> reset zoning

Resetting the zoning database

There are two ways to remove all zones and zone sets from the zoning database:

• Enter the Reset Zoning command as shown in the following example. The security configuration

values, AutoSave and DefaultZone remain unchanged. This is the preferred method.

McDATA4GbSAN #> admin start

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> reset zoning

• Enter the Zoning Clear command as shown in the following example:

McDATA4GbSAN #> admin start

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> zoning edit

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning) #> zoning clear

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning) #> zoning save

See the ”Reset command” on page 132.

Removing inactive zone sets and zones

Enter the Zoning Delete Orphan command to delete all objects from the zoning database except

those in the active zone set.

McDATA4GbSAN #> admin start

McDATA4GbSAN (admin) #> zoning edit

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning) #> zoning delete orphans

McDATA4GbSAN (admin-zoning) #> zoning save

See the ”Zoning command” on page 228.