Qlogic SANbox 3810, User Manual

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Managing Fabrics
Zoning
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Editing the Zoning Database
Use the Edit Zoning dialog ( Figure 2-7 ) to edit the zoning database for a particular
switch. To open the Edit Zoning dialog, open the Zoning menu and select Edit
Zoning . Changes can only be made to inactive zone sets, which are stored in
flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting a switch.
Figure 2-7 Edit Zoning Dialog
To apply zoning to a fabric, choose a zone set and activate it. This zone set is
known as the active zone set.
You cannot edit an active zone set on a switch. You must configure an inactive
zone set to your needs and then activate that updated zone set to apply the
changes to the fabric. When you activate a zone set, the switch distributes that
zone set to the temporary zoning database on the switch. However, in addition to
the merged active zone set, each switch maintains its own original zone set in its
zoning database. Only one zone set can be active at one time.
Port/Device
Tree
Zone Sets
Tree