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Fabric OS Command Reference

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All switches, switch ports and devices in the fabric that are not specified in any other Admin
Domain are treated as implicit members of AD0. Members added to AD0 are called explicit
members.

When a new Admin Domain is created, the members included in the new Admin Domain are
automatically removed from the implicit member list of AD0. If the devices included in the new
Admin Domain are already zoned in AD0, and if you want to move these devices from AD0 without
any traffic disruption, do the following:

1. Add the devices to AD0’s explicit member list using ad--add and ad--apply.

2. Create new ADs with the devices and execute ad--apply.

3. Select (or login to) the new Admin Domain and create a relevant zone configuration and zones

(Refer to zone --copy help for details). Enable the new zone configuration under the Admin
Domain.

4. (Optionally) remove explicit members from AD0 (using ad --remove and ad --apply). Remove

the member references from the AD0 zone database.

Note

The execution of this command is subject to Virtual Fabric or Admin Domain restrictions that may
be in place. Refer to chapter 1, "Using Fabric OS commands" and Appendix A, "Command
Availability" for details.

Operands

The generalized syntax for this command is “ad action arguments”. Command actions are
described first. Argument details follow the description of actions.

The following actions are supported:

activate arg

Activates an Admin Domain. An Admin Domain is enforced only if it is in an
activated state. AD0 is always in an activated state. By default, after the
Admin Domain is enabled, the devices specified in the Admin Domain are not
able to see each other until they are zoned together. The command prompts
for confirmation. The activate operation remains in the transaction buffer
until you issue ad --apply or ad --save.

add arguments

Adds new members to an existing Admin Domain. The add operation remains
in the transaction buffer until you issue ad --apply or ad --save.

apply

Saves the current transaction buffer contents to the defined configuration
and enforces the defined configuration on all switches in the fabric. ad
--

apply prompts for confirmation.

clear [-f]

Deletes all ADs and clears AD0’s explicit members. This command fails if AD1
through AD254’s zone databases are not empty. The command prompts for
confirmation before deleting all Admin Domains. The clear operation remains
in the transaction buffer until you issue ad --apply or ad --save.

When used with the -f option, this command deletes all ADs and clears all
explicit members from AD0, even if the zone databases or AD1 through
AD254 are not empty. Use the force option to remove Admin Domains before
enabling Virtual Fabrics.