Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Figure 14: Create Zone Dialog Box
Step 4 Enter a zone name.
Step 5 Check one of the following check boxes:
1. Read Only—The zone permits read and denies write.
2. Permit QoS traffic with Priority—You set the priority from the drop-down menu.
3. Restrict Broadcast Frames to Zone Members
Step 6 Click OK to create the zone.
If you want to move this zone into an existing zone set, skip to Step 8.
Step 7 Click Zoneset in the left pane and click the Insert icon to create a zone set.
You see the Zoneset Name dialog box (see Figure 15: Zoneset Name Dialog Box, on page 58).
Figure 15: Zoneset Name Dialog Box
Step 8 Enter a zone set name and click OK .
One of these symbols ($, -, ^, _) or all alphanumeric characters are supported. In interop mode 2 and 3, this
symbol (_) or all alphanumeric characters are supported.
Note
Step 9 Select the zone set where you want to add a zone and click the Insert icon or you can drag and drop Zone3 over
Zoneset1.
You see the Select Zone dialog box (see Figure 16: Select Zone Dialog Box, on page 59).
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool

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