User`s guide
Table Of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Section1 Introduction
- Section2 Using SANbox Manager
- 2.1 Installing SANbox Manager
- 2.1.1 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Windows Installation
- 2.1.2 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Linux Installation
- 2.1.3 SANsurfer Management Suite Disk - Solaris Installation
- 2.1.4 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Windows Installation
- 2.1.5 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Linux Installation
- 2.1.6 SANbox2 Installation Disk - Solaris Installation
- 2.2 Starting SANbox Manager
- 2.3 Exiting SANbox Manager
- 2.4 Uninstalling SANbox Manager
- 2.5 Changing Default File Password
- 2.6 Setting Preferences
- 2.7 Using Online Help
- 2.8 Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information
- 2.9 SANbox Manager User Interface
- 2.10 Using the Topology Display
- 2.11 Using the Faceplate Display
- 2.1 Installing SANbox Manager
- Section3 Managing Fabrics
- 3.1 Security
- 3.2 Managing the Fabric Database
- 3.3 Replacing a Failed Switch
- 3.4 Displaying Fabric Information
- 3.5 Zoning a Fabric
- Section4 Managing Switches
- 4.1 Displaying Switch Information
- 4.2 Managing Alarms
- 4.3 Exporting Name Server Information to a File
- 4.4 Paging a Switch
- 4.5 Setting the Date and Time
- 4.6 Setting Temperature Thresholds
- 4.7 Resetting a Switch
- 4.8 Configuring a Switch
- 4.9 Archiving a Switch
- 4.10 Restoring a Switch
- 4.11 Managing Firmware
- 4.12 Restoring the Factory Default Configuration
- Section5 Managing Ports
- AppendixA Command Line Interface
- A.1 Logging On to a Switch
- A.2 Command Syntax
- A.3 Commands
- Admin Command
- Alias Command
- Config Command
- Date Command
- Fallback Command
- Help Command
- History Command
- Image Command
- Lip Command
- Passwd Command
- Ps Command
- Quit Command
- Reset Command
- Set Command
- Set Config Command
- Set Log Command
- Set Port Command
- Set Setup Command
- Show Command
- Show Config Command
- Show Log Command
- Show Perf Command
- Show Setup Command
- Shutdown Command
- Test Command
- Uptime Command
- User Command
- Whoami Command
- Zone Command
- Zoneset Command
- Zoning Command
- AppendixB Graphing Port Performance
- AppendixC Messages
- C.1 Fabrics File—Open, Save
- C.2 Add a Fabric
- C.3 Network Properties Dialog
- C.4 Switch Properties Dialog
- C.5 Port Properties Dialog
- C.6 Faceplate Display
- C.7 Firmware Fallback Dialog
- C.8 Load Firmware Dialog
- C.9 Port Loopback Test Dialog
- C.10 Extended Credits Dialog
- C.11 Zoning Dialog
- C.12 Restore Configuration Dialog
- C.13 Save Fabric View
- C.14 Trap Configuration Dialog
- Glossary
- Index

3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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3.5.6.5
Removing a Zone Set
Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following
ways.
■ Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.
■ Member zones that are not members of other zone sets become members
of the orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is saved on the switch.
To delete a zone set from the database, do the following:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to
open the Edit Zoning window.
2. In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone set to be removed.
3. Open the Edit menu, and select Remove to remove the zone set.
4. Choose the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from the
database.
3.5.6.6
Removing All Zoning Definitions
To clear all zone and zone set definitions from the zoning database, choose one of
the following:
■ Open the Edit menu and select Remove All. In the Remove All window,
choose the Yes button to confirm that you want to delete all zones and zone
sets.
■ Right-click the Zone Sets heading at the top of the Zone Sets tree, and
select Clear Zoning from the popup menu. Choose the Yes button to
confirm that you want to delete all zone sets and zones.
3.5.7
Managing Zones
Managing zones involves the following:
■ Creating a zone in a zone set
■ Adding zone members
■ Renaming a zone or a zone set
■ Removing a zone member
■ Removing a zone from a zone set
■ Removing a zone from all zone sets
■ Changing zone types