Chapter 1. IBM Flex System FC3171 8 Gb SAN Switch - QLogic

Creating a zone in a zone set
To create a zone in a zone set, do the following:
1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog.
2. Select a zone set.
3. Open the Edit menu and select Create a Zone.
4. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click the OK
button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zone name
must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are
0–9, A–Z, a-z, _, ^, $,and -.
Notes:
If you enter the name of a zone that already exists in the database, QuickTools
prompts you to add that zone and its membership to the zone set.
5. To add switch ports or attached devices to the zone, choose one of the following:
• In the zone set tree, select the zone set. In the graphic window, select the port
to add to the zone. Open the Edit menu and select Add Members.
• Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in
the Port/Device tree, and drag it into the zone.
• Select a port by port number, Fibre Channel address, or World Wide Name in
the Port/Device tree. Right-click the zone and select Add Zone Members
from the popup menu.
6. Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.
Copying a zone to a zone set
To copy an existing zone and its membership from one zone set to another, do the
following:
1. In the faceplate display, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open
the Edit Zoning dialog.
2. In the zone set tree, select the zone to copy, and drag it to the chosen zone set.
3. Click the OK button to display the Error Check dialog.
4. Click the Error Check button to have the application check for zoning conflicts,
such as empty zones, aliases, or zone sets.
5. Click the Save Zoning button to implement the changes.
6. Click the Close button to close the Error Check dialog.
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