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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing Zones
Zone Sets
, two separate sets are created, each with its own membership hierarchy and zone members.
Figure 1-4
Hierarchy of Zone Sets, Zones, and Zone Members
Zones provide a method for specifying access control, while zone sets are a grouping of zones to enforce
access control in the fabric. Either zone set A or zone set B can be activated (but not together).
Tip
Zone sets are configured with the names of the member zones and the VSAN (if the zone set is in a
configured VSAN).
Activating a Zone Set
Changes to a zone set do not take effect in a full zone set until you activate it.
To activate or deactivate an existing zone set, perform this task:
Zone 3
H2, S2
Zone 2
H3, S2
Zone 1
H1, H3, S1
Zone set A
Zone set B
H1
H2
H3
S1
S2
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Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
switch(config)#
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
zoneset activate name
zoneset-name
vsan
vsan-id
Activates the specified zone set.
switch(config)#
no zoneset activate name
zoneset-name
vsan
vsan-id
Deactivates the specified zone set.