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Chapter 15
Configuring and Managing Zones
Cloning Zone Sets
Another method of adding zone sets is to clone existing zone sets.
To clone a zone set from the Edit Full Database on Switch window, follow these steps:
Click the ZoneSets folder, right-click the folder for the zone set that you want to clone, and choose Clone
Step 1
from the pop-up menu.
Enter the name of the cloned zone set. By default, the dialog displays the selected zone as
Step 2
ClonedZoneset1.
Click OK to add the cloned zone set to the zone database.
Step 3
Adding Zones to a Zone Set
To add a zone to a zone set from the Edit Full Database on Switch window, drag and drop the zone to
the folder for the zone set.
Alternatively, follow these steps:
Click the ZoneSets folder and then right-click the folder for the zone set to which you want to add a zone
Step 1
and choose Insert from the pop-up menu. You see the Zone Server Select Zone dialog box.
Select the zone that you want to add to the zone set and click Add. The zone is added to the zone set in
Step 2
the zone database.
Activating or Enforcing Zone Sets
Once zones and zone sets have been created and populated with members, you must activate or enforce
the zone set. Note that only one zone set can be activated at any time. If zoning is activated, any member
that is not assigned to an active zone belongs to the default zone. If zoning is not activated, all members
belong to the default zone.
To activate a zone set, follow these steps:
Right-click the zone set in the Edit Full Database on Switch dialog box.
Step 1
Step 2
Click Activate. You see the zone set in the Active Zone Set folder.
Note
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If one zone set is active and you activate another zone set, the currently active zone set is
automatically deactivated.
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