HP Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch for HP BladeSystem p-Class - Manual (Page 134)

134 Administering advanced zoning
To delete a zone:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the
zonedelete
command.
3. Issue the
cfgsave
command to save the change to the defined configuration.
Example:
To view a zone in the defined configuration:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the
zoneshow
command.
The following example shows all zones beginning with A, B, or C:
If no parameters are specified, the entire zone database (both the defined and effective configuration)
is displayed.
Creating and modifying zoning configurations
You can store a number of zones in a zoning configuration database. The maximum number of items that
can be stored in the zoning configuration database depends on the following criteria:
• Number of switches in the fabric.
• Whether or not interoperability mode is enabled.
• Number of bytes per item. The number of bytes required for an item depends on the specifics of the
fabric, but cannot exceed 64 bytes per item.
You can use the
cfgsize
command to check both the maximum available size and the currently saved
size. See the HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 4.x command reference guide for details on the
cfgsize
command. If you believe you are approaching the maximum, you can save a partially completed zoning
configuration and use the
cfgsize
command to determine the remaining space.
See ” Managing zoning configurations in a fabric ” on page 137 for important considerations for
managing zoning in a fabric.
To create a zoning configuration:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the
cfgcreate
command.
3. Issue the
cfgsave
command to save the change to the defined configuration.
Example:
switch:admin> zonedelete “bluezone”
switch:admin> cfgsave
switch:admin> zoneshow “[A-C]*”
zone: Blue_zone 1,1; array1; 1,2; array2
zone: Bobs_zone 4,5; 4,6; 4,7; 4,8; 4,9
switch:admin> cfgcreate “NEW_cfg”, “redzone; bluezone; greenzone”
switch:admin> cfgsave