Specifications

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On the New Zone window shown in Figure 5-24 do the following to add new members to
the zone:
Type in a name for this zone. A zone name may have up 64 characters.
Choose the option to add members by WWN or by Port. If Add by WWN is selected
and a nickname for this port has been previously defined, the nickname is displayed.
Click the port you want to add to the zone.
Click the Add>> button to get the selected port into the member list in the right column.
The port just added should now appear in the member list in the right column.
Repeat above steps for all ports you want to group into the zone.
Figure 5-24 Define New Zone
3. Once all ports have been put into the zone, check the member list in the right column for
completion. In the example above, two ports are added to the member list for Zone1.
Click OK to save the zone.
Repeat above steps to create more zones and add members to the zone as required.
5.6.2 Creating a zone set
Zones created in the previous section are grouped into Zone Sets. Although, several zone
sets can be created to group zones, only one zone set can be active at a time. A maximum of
Restriction: A zone can group up to a maximum of 4096 members.
Restriction: A maximum of up to 1024 zones can be defined in zone set.
Type in a
Zone name
Choose here if you
want to add members
by WWN or port #
Click on the
port you want
to add
Click here to
add new member
List of members
added to Zone1
Click here to
save Zone