Brocade Fabric OS Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) - Manual (Page 475)

3. Enter the ad --activate command.
ad --activate
ad_id
You are prompted for confirmation.
By default, after the Admin Domain is activated, the devices specified under that AD are not able to
see each other until they are zoned together.
4. Enter the appropriate command based on whether you want to save or activate the Admin Domain
definition:
• To save the Admin Domain definition, enter ad --save .
• To save the Admin Domain definition and directly apply the definition to the fabric, enter ad --
apply .
The following example activates Admin Domain AD_B5.
switch:AD255:admin> ad --activate AD_B5
You are about to activate a new admin domain.
Do you want to activate ’AD_B5’ admin domain (yes, y, no, n): [no]: y
switch:AD255:admin>
Deactivating an Admin Domain
If you deactivate an Admin Domain, the members assigned to the Admin Domain can no longer access
their hosts or storage unless those members are part of another Admin Domain.
You cannot log in to an Admin Domain that has been deactivated. You must activate an Admin Domain
before you can log in to it.
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Disable the zone configuration under the Admin Domain you want to deactivate.
cfgdisable
3. Switch to the AD255 context, if you are not already in that context.
ad --select 255
4. Enter the ad --deactivate command.
ad --deactivate ad_id
You are prompted for confirmation.
5. Enter the appropriate command based on whether you want to save or activate the Admin Domain
definition:
• To save the Admin Domain definition, enter ad --save .
• To save the Admin Domain definition and directly apply the definition to the fabric, enter ad --
apply .
All active user sessions associated with the Admin Domain are terminated. The ad --deactivate
command does not disable ports.
Example of deactivating Admin Domain AD_B4
switch:AD255:admin> ad --deactivate AD_B4
You are about to deactivate an AD.
This operation will fail if an effective zone configuration exists in the AD
Do you want to deactivate ’AD_B5’ admin domain (yes, y, no, n): [no] y
switch:AD255:admin>
Deactivating an Admin Domain
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