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Chapter 15 Configuring and Managing Zones
Zone Sets
Figure 15-3
Hierarchy of Zone Sets, Zones, and Zone Members
Zones provide a mechanism 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).
Zone sets are configured with the names of the member zones. If the zone set is in a configured VSAN,
the VSAN is also specified.
Active and Full Zone Set Considerations
Before configuring a zone set, consider the following guidelines:
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Each VSAN can have multiple zone sets but only one zone set can be active at any given time.
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When you create a zone set, that zone set becomes a part of the full zone set.
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When you activate a zone set, a copy of the zone set from the full zone set is used to enforce zoning,
and is called the active zone set.An active zone set cannot be modified. A zone that is part of an
active zone set is called an active zone.
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The administrator can modify the full zone set even if a zone set with the same name is active. The
changes do not take effect until the zone set is activated.
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When the activation is done, the active zone set is automatically stored in persistent configuration.
This enables the switch to preserve the active zone set information across switch resets.
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All other switches in the fabric receive the active zone set so they can enforce zoning in their
respective switches.
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Hard and soft zoning are implemented using the active zone set. Modifications take effect during
zone set activation.
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An FC ID or Nx port that is not part of the active zone set belongs to the default zone and the default
zone information is not distributed to other switches.
Figure 15-4
shows a zone being added to an activated zone set.
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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