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Zoning Window
SANbox-8/16 Switch Management
User’s Manual 59010-06 Rev. A SANsurfer Switch Management
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6. After saving the zoning change, the selected port names change from yellow
to green and the word “add” is removed. An additional message asking
whether to save the zone is displayed. Click on Yes to save this defined zone,
or No to erase the zone when the SANsurfer application is exited.
Adding a Zone (Hard Zones Used)
1. Choose a zone type.
2. Select the Hard Zone View selection that contains the desired port(s).
3. Click on the Add Zone button.
4. Refer to the left column of the window. Available port type icons are colored
(background not gray). Select the port(s) desired:
a. To select the desired port(s) to add, click either on, or to the left of, the
port type icon. To select more than one port, hold the Ctrl key and left
click each additional port. When a port is selected, the port number will
change to yellow and the word “add” is placed behind the port number.
b. To deselect any/all of the ports, click to the right of the port number to
be deselected. Hold the Ctrl key to only deselect the current choice. If
the Ctrl key is not held, clicking to the right of any port will deselect all
selected ports.
5. Observe the zone description on the display (refer to Figure 2-31 on page 2-
88). To enter a new description, or to modify the existing:
a. Click on the Edit Description button.
b. Select the text to be deleted/changed.
c. Type the desired text. It will be necessary to press the Return key at the
desired locations to present the text in a certain width (no automatic
line wrap).
d. After all desired text has been entered, press the Done button at the
bottom of the description box. The new description now appears in the
zone window.
6. After all desired ports have been selected, press the Apply button. Observe a
message about the possibility that modifying switch zoning may disrupt
NOTE:
If the port number doesn’t change to green or the word “add” is not removed, click
to the right of the port number. Another method is to press the Back button, press
the Refresh button, and return to the zoning window to verify that the port numbers
are now green for designated ports.