User`s guide

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3.6 Zoning a Fabric ................................................................................................ 3-20
3.6.1 Zoning Concepts ..................................................................................... 3-20
3.6.1.1 Zones.............................................................................................. 3-21
3.6.1.2 Aliases ............................................................................................ 3-22
3.6.1.3 Zone Sets ....................................................................................... 3-22
3.6.1.4 Zoning Database ............................................................................ 3-23
3.6.2 Using the Zoning Wizard ......................................................................... 3-24
3.6.3 Managing the Zoning Database .............................................................. 3-24
3.6.3.1 Editing the Zoning Database .......................................................... 3-25
3.6.3.2 Configuring the Zoning Database ................................................... 3-27
3.6.3.3 Saving the Zoning Database to a File............................................. 3-28
3.6.3.4 Restoring the Zoning Database from a File.................................... 3-29
3.6.3.5 Restoring the Default Zoning Database.......................................... 3-29
3.6.3.6 Removing All Zoning Definitions..................................................... 3-29
3.6.4 Managing Zone Sets ............................................................................... 3-30
3.6.4.1 Creating a Zone Set ....................................................................... 3-30
3.6.4.2 Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set.......................................... 3-31
3.6.4.3 Copying a Zone to a Zone Set........................................................ 3-31
3.6.4.4 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets.............. 3-31
3.6.4.5 Removing a Zone Set..................................................................... 3-32
3.6.5 Managing Zones...................................................................................... 3-32
3.6.5.1 Creating a Zone in a Zone Set ....................................................... 3-33
3.6.5.2 Adding Zone Members ................................................................... 3-34
3.6.5.3 Renaming a Zone or a Zone Set .................................................... 3-35
3.6.5.4 Removing a Zone Member ............................................................. 3-35
3.6.5.5 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set ................................................ 3-35
3.6.5.6 Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets............................................. 3-35
3.6.5.7 Changing Zone Types .................................................................... 3-36
3.6.6 Managing Aliases .................................................................................... 3-36
3.6.6.1 Creating an Alias ............................................................................ 3-36
3.6.6.2 Adding a Member to an Alias ......................................................... 3-37
3.6.6.3 Removing an Alias from All Zones ................................................. 3-37
3.6.7 Merging Fabrics and Zoning.................................................................... 3-38
3.6.7.1 Zone Merge Failure ........................................................................ 3-38
3.6.7.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery ........................................................ 3-39