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326 Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide
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Default zoning mode
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Default zoning mode
The default zoning mode controls device access if zoning is not implemented or if there is no
effective zone configuration. The default zoning mode has two options:
• All Access—All devices within the fabric can communicate with all other devices.
• No Access—Devices in the fabric cannot access any other device in the fabric.
The default zone mode applies to the entire fabric, regardless of switch model.
The default setting is “All Access”.
Typically, when you disable the zoning configuration in a large fabric with thousands of devices, the
name server indicates to all hosts that they can communicate with each other. In fact, each host
can receive an enormous list of PIDs, and ultimately cause other hosts to run out of memory or
crash. To ensure that all devices in a fabric do not see each other during a configuration disable
operation, set the default zoning mode to No Access.
NOTE
For switches in large fabrics, the default zone mode should be set to No Access. You cannot disable
the effective configuration if the default zone mode is All Access and you have more than 120
devices in the fabric.
Admin Domain considerations: If you want to use Admin Domains, you must set the default zoning
mode to No Access prior to setting up the Admin Domains. You cannot change the default zoning
mode to All Access if user-specified Admin Domains are present in the fabric.
Setting the default zoning mode
NOTE
You should not change the default zone mode from “No Access” to “All Access” if there is no effective
zone configuration and more than 120 devices are connected to the fabric.
Use the following procedure to set the default zoning mode:
1. Connect to the switch and log in using an account with admin permissions.
2. Enter the cfgActvShow command to view the current zone configuration.
3. Enter the defZone command with one of the following options:
defzone --noaccess
or
defzone --allaccess
This command initiates a transaction (if one is not already in progress).
4. Enter either the cfgSave, cfgEnable, or cfgDisable command to commit the change and
distribute it to the fabric. The change will not be committed and distributed across the fabric if
you do not enter one of these commands.
Example
switch:admin> defzone --noaccess
You are about to set the Default Zone access mode to No Access
Do you want to set the Default Zone access mode to No Access ? (yes, y, no, n):
[no] y