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Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Switch CLI Software Configuration Guide
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Chapter 1 Configuring and Managing Zones
Compacting the Zone Database
Default Zone Policies
To permit or deny traffic in the default zone, perform this task:
Configuring System Default Zoning Settings
You can configure default settings for default zone policies and full zone distribution for new VSANs on
the switch. To configure switch-wide default settings, perform this task:
Note
Since VSAN 1 is the default VSAN and is always present on the switch, the
system default zone
commands have no effect on VSAN 1.
Verifying Enhanced Zone Information
The following example shows how to display the zone status for a specified VSAN:
switch#
show zone status vsan 2
Compacting the Zone Database
You can delete excess zones and compact the zone database for the VSAN.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
zone default-zone permit vsan
vsan-id
Permits traffic flow to default zone
members.
switch(config)#
no
zone default-zone permit vsan
vsan-id
Denies traffic flow to default zone
members and reverts to factory default.
Step 3
switch(config)#
zone commit vsan
vsan-id
Commits the changes made to the
specified VSAN.
Command
Purpose
Step 1
switch#
configuration terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2
switch(config)#
system default zone default-zone
permit
Configures permit as the default zoning
policy for new VSANs on the switch.
switch(config)#
no system default zone
default-zone permit
Configures deny (default) as the default
zoning policy for new VSANs on the
switch.
Step 3
switch(config)#
system default zone distribute
full
Enables full zone database distribution as
the default for new VSANs on the switch.
Step 4
switch(config)#
no system default zone distribute
full
Disables (default) full zone database
distribution as the default for new VSANs
on the switch. Only the active zone
database is distributed.