Resolving active, configured, and merged zone sets, Managing zone sets, Creating a zone set – HP H-series Enterprise Fabric Management Suite Software User Manual
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Resolving active, configured, and merged zone sets
The Resolving Zoning options enable you to manage the active, configured, and merged zone sets in the
zoning database. To access the Resolving Zoning dialog box options, open the faceplate display, and then
select Zoning > Resolve Zoning.
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Capture Active Zoning—Capture Active Zoning option copies the active zone set to the configured
zone set.
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Restore Configured Zoning—Restore Configured Zoning option reverts back to the previously saved
configured zone set.
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Capture Merged Zoning—Capture Merged Zoning option saves the merged zone set into the
configured zone set.
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View Merged/Configured Differences—View Merged/Configured Differences option opens a dialog
box to display the Merged and Configured zone sets in split panes. Items in the Merged pane, but not
in the Configured pane, are shown in red and are not persistent after a switch reset. Items in the
Configured pane but not in the Merged pane are shown in green and are persistent after a switch
reset. The bottom pane shows a summary description of the differences between the merged and
configured zone sets.
Managing zone sets
Zoning a fabric involves creating a zone set, creating zones as zone set members, then adding devices as
zone members. The zoning database supports multiple zone sets to serve the different security and access
needs of your storage area network, but only one zone set can be active at one time. The following
describes the zone set management tasks.
Creating a zone set
To create a zone set:
1.
Select a switch or stack in the fabric tree.
2.
Select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning window.
3.
If you selected a stack and the zoning database is not identical on all switches in the stack, choose a
switch from the Select Source Switch list. Changes that you make to this switch are distributed to the
other switches in the stack.
4.
Select Edit > Create Zoneset to open the Create Zoneset dialog box.
5.
Enter a name for the zone set, and then click OK. A zone set name must begin with a letter and be no
longer than 64 characters. Valid characters are 0–9, A–Z, a–z, _, -, ^, and $.
6.
Choose one of the following options to create new zones in a zone set:
• Right-click a zone set, and select Create A Zone from the popup menu. In the Create a Zone dialog
box, enter a name for the new zone, and then click OK. The new zone name appears in the
Zonesets dialog box.
• Copy an existing zone by dragging a zone into the new zone set. See ”
7.
Click Apply to open the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box, which presents the following
options:
• Perform Error Check checks for zoning conflicts, such as empty zones, aliases, or zone sets. This
option is recommended before saving. If errors are found, click Close and correct the errors.
• Save Zoning saves the changes to the zoning database with an option to activate a zone set. The
Zone set activation dialog box prompts you to activate a zone set. Click Yes to select and activate a
zone set; click No to save the changes without activating a zone set.
• Close cancels the Apply operation without saving the changes.
8.
Click Close to close the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box.
9.
Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box.