Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Configuring Broadcast Zoning
In basic zoning mode
Zone broadcast is not supported from Cisco NX-OS Release 5.x and later.
Note
To broadcast frames in the basic zoning mode, follow these steps:
Step 1 switch# configure terminal
Enters configuration mode.
Step 2 switch(config)# zone broadcast enable vsan 2
Broadcasts frames for the specified VSAN.
Step 3 switch(config)# no zone broadcast enable vsan 3
Disables (default) broadcasting for the specified VSAN.
Step 4 switch(config)# zone name BcastZone vsan 2
Creates a broadcast zone in the specified VSAN and enters zone configuration submode.
Step 5 switch(config-zone)# member pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:f0:2e:4d
Adds the specified member to this zone.
Step 6 switch(config-zone)# attribute broadcast
Specifies this zone to be broadcast to other devices.
Step 7 switch(config-zone)# end
Example:
switch# show zone vsan 2
Example:
zone name bcast-zone vsan 2
Example:
attribute broadcast
Example:
pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:0b:66:56
Example:
pwwn 21:00:00:20:37:f0:2e:4d
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring Broadcast Zoning

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