User's Manual

B – Command Line Interface
Zoning Command
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Zoning Command
Opens a Zoning Edit session in which to create and manage zone sets and zones.
Refer to the ”Zone Command” on page B-90 and the ”Zoneset Command” on
page B-94.
Authority Admin session except for the Active, History, Limits, and List keywords.
Syntax zoning
active
cancel
clear
edit
history
limits
list
restore
save
Keywords active
Displays information for the active zone set including component zones and zone
members. This keyword does not require an Admin session.
cancel
Closes the current Zoning Edit session. Any unsaved changes are lost.
clear
Clears all inactive zone sets from the volatile edit copy of the zoning database.
This keyword does not affect the non-volatile zoning database. However, if you
enter the Zoning Clear command followed by the Zoning Save command, the
non-volatile zoning database will be cleared from the switch.
edit
Opens a Zoning Edit session.
history
Displays a history of zoning modifications. This keyword does not require an
Admin session. History information includes the following:
 Time of the most recent zone set activation or deactivation and the user who
performed it
 Time of the most recent modifications to the zoning database and the user
who made them.
 Checksum for the zoning database
Note: The preferred method for clearing the zoning database from the switch
is the Reset Zoning command.