HP StorageWorks 2.64 Core Switch - Manual (Page 34)

Zoning Concepts
34 Zoning Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
When a zone configuration is enabled the following detailed list of events occur.
Registered State Change Notifications (RSCNs) are sent to all fabric devices
within the zone, notifying these devices to re-query the name server to discover
available devices that can be accessed. All zones within the configuration are
enabled. Once a zone configuration is enabled the following events happen:
1. All aliases are expanded if any are defined in the zone configuration.
2. Inconsistencies are checked. If inconsistencies are discovered, an error occurs
and the previous state of the fabric is preserved. (For example, if zoning is
disabled, it remains disabled; if an existing configuration is enabled, it
remains enabled.)
3. Zone members are loaded.
4. If the steps above were successful, all switches in the fabric are loaded with
the zoning information.
5. RSCNs are generated and sent to all devices within the zone.
Review The Enabled Configuration
To review the enabled zone configuration, use the cfgShow command.
test180_Jr:admin>cfgShow
Defined configuration
cfg: cfg1 ql_zone1; al_zone2; fabric_zone1;
fabric_zone2
zone: fabric_zone1
Fabric_ServerA; Fabric_StorageA
zone: fabric_zone2
Fabric_ServerB; Fabric_StorageB
zone: ql_zone1
Private_ServerA; Private_StorageA
zone: ql_zone2
Private ServerB; Private StorageB
alias: Fabric_ServerA
50:06:0b:00:00:06:9a:d6
alias: Fabric_ServerB
50:06:0b:00:00:06:ad:10
alias: Fabric_StorageA
50:06:04:82:bc:01:0a:1b
alias: Fabric_StorageB
50:06:04:82:bc:01:9a:1c