Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Autozone Example Scenario 50
Zone Configuration 53
About the Edit Local Full Zone Database Tool 53
Configuring a Zone 54
Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool 56
Adding Zone Members 59
Filtering End Devices Based on Name, WWN or FC ID 60
Adding Multiple End Devices to Multiple Zones 61
Zone Sets 61
ZoneSet Creation 61
Activating a Zoneset 61
Activating a Zoneset Using Fabric Manager 62
Deactivating a Zoneset 64
Displaying Zone Membership Information 64
Overwrite Control for an Active Zoneset 65
Default Zone 66
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission 67
Configuring the Default Zone Access Permission Using Fabric Manager 67
About FC Alias Creation 68
Creating FC Aliases 69
Creating FC Aliases Using Fabric Manager 70
Adding Members to Aliases 71
Converting Zone Members to pWWN-Based Members 73
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones 73
Filtering Zones, Zone Sets, and Device Aliases Based on Name 75
Adding Multiple Zones to Multiple Zone Sets 75
Zone Enforcement 75
ZoneSet Distribution 76
Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution 76
Enabling Full Zoneset Distribution Using Fabric Manager 77
Enabling a One-Time Distribution 77
Enabling a One-Time Distribution Using Fabric Manager 78
About Recovering from Link Isolation 79
Importing and Exporting Zone Sets 79
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
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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