Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 27 Z Commands
zone broadcast enable vsan
zone broadcast enable vsan
To enable zone broadcast frames for a VSAN in basic zoning mode, use the zone broadcast enable
command in configuration mode. To disable this feature, use the no form of the command.
zone broadcast enable vsan vsan-id
no zone broadcast enable vsan vsan-id
Syntax Description
Defaults None.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines Broadcast frames are sent to all Nx Ports. If any NL port attached to an FL port shares a broadcast zone
with the source of the broadcast frame, then the frames are broadcast to all devices in the loop.
This command only applies to basic zoning mode.
Note This command is not supported on the Cisco MDS 9124 switch, the Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class
BladeSystem, and the Cisco Fabric Switch for IBM BladeCenter.
Examples The following example shows how to enable zone configuration broadcasting over the fabric.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# zone broadcast enable vsan 10
Related Commands
vsan-id Specifies the VSAN ID. The range is 1 to 4093.
Release Modification
2.0(x) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show zone Displays zone information.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Category	Switch
Operating System	Cisco NX-OS
Ports	Varies by model
Protocols	Fibre Channel (FC), Fibre Channel over IP (FCIP), iSCSI
Redundancy	Redundant supervisors, power supplies, and fans
Management	Cisco Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), CLI, SNMP
Virtualization Support	VSANs (Virtual SANs)
Security Features	Fibre Channel Security Protocol (FC-SP)
Hot Swappable Components	power supplies, fans
Power Supply Options	AC and DC options available