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 name (configuration mode)
Defaults Zone attribute is read-only.
Command Modes Configuration mode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines Zones are assigned to zone sets, zone sets are then activated from one switch and propagate across the
fabric to all switches. Zones allow security by permitting and denying access between nodes (hosts and
storage). zone name commands are issued from the configuration mode. Configure a zone for a VSAN
from the config-zone submode.
port-number port-number Adds a member using the port number of the domain ID portnumber
association.
fcalias name Adds a member using the fcalias name.
fcid fcid-id Adds a member using the FCID member in the format 0xhhhhhh.
fwwn fwwn-id Adds a member using the fabric port WWN in the format
hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
interface fc slot/port (Optional) Adds a member using the Fibre Channel interface to a
Cisco MDS 9000 Family switch.
interface bay | ext port (Optional) Adds a member using the Fibre Channel interface to a
Cisco Fabric Switch for HP c-Class BladeSystem or to a Cisco Fabric
Switch for IBM BladeCenter . The range is 0 to 48.
swwn swwn-id Specifies the switch WWN in the format hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh.
ip-address ip-address Adds a member using the IP address.
subnet-mask Specifies an optional subnet mask.
pwwn pwwn-id Adds a member using the port WWN in the format
hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:hh:
hh.
symbolic-nodename
identifier
Adds a member using the symbolic node name in the form of a name
or an IP address.
Release Modification
1.0(2) This command was introduced.
1.2(1) Added the attribute, interface, and lun subcommands.
2.0(x)
• Added the broadcast and qos priority options to the attribute
subcommand.
• Added the attribute-group subcommand.
• Added the device-alias aliasname [lun lun-id] option to the member
subcommand.
3.1(2) Added the interface bay | ext option to the member subcommand.

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