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Chapter 19
Configuring and Managing Zones
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Zone Set Creation
In
Figure
members.
Figure 19-3
H1
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 and the VSAN (if the zone set is in a
Tip
configured VSAN).
To create a zone set to include several zones, follow these steps:
Command
Step 1
switch# config t
Step 2
switch(config)# zoneset name Zoneset1 vsan 3
swtich(config-zoneset)#
Step 3
swtich(config-zoneset)# member Zone1
OL-6973-03, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 2.x
19-3, two separate sets are created, each with its own membership hierarchy and zone
Hierarchy of Zone Sets, Zones, and Zone Members
Zone set A
Zone 1
Zone 2
H1, H3, S1
H3, S2
H2
H3
Zone set B
Zone 3
H2, S2
S1
S2
Purpose
Enters configuration mode.
Configures a zone set called Zoneset1.
Tip
Adds Zone1 as a member of the specified zone set
(Zoneset1).
Tip
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Configuration Guide
Zone Set Creation
To activate a zone set, you must first
create the zone and a zone set.
If the specified zone name was not
previously configured, this command will
return the
Zone not present
message.
error
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