Cisco MDS 9000 Series Configuration Guide

Step 4 Click the browse button and select a port name or check the LUN check box and click the browse button to configure
LUNs.
Step 5 Click Add to add the member to the alias.
Converting Zone Members to pWWN-Based Members
You can convert zone and alias members from switch port or FC ID based membership to pWWN-based
membership. You can use this feature to convert to pWWN so that your zone configuration does not change
if a card or switch is changed in your fabric.
To convert switch port and FC ID members to pWWN members using Fabric Manager, follow these steps:
Step 1 Choose Zone > Edit Local Full Zone Database.
You see the Select VSAN dialog box.
Step 2 Select a VSAN and click OK.
You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box for the selected VSAN.
Step 3 Click the zone you want to convert.
Step 4 Choose Tools > Convert Switch Port/FCID members to By pWWN.
You see the conversion dialog box, listing all members that will be converted.
Step 5 Verify the changes and click Continue Conversion.
Step 6 Click Yes in the confirmation dialog box to convert that member to pWWN-based membership.
Creating Zone Sets and Adding Member Zones
You do not have to issue the copy running-config startup-config command to store the active zoneset.
However, you need to issue the copy running-config startup-config command to explicitly store full zone
sets. If there is more than one switch in a fabric, the copy running-config startup-config fabric command
should be issued. The fabric keyword causes the copy running-config startup-config command to be issued
on all the switches in the fabric, and also saves the full zone information to the startup-config on all the switches
in the fabric. This is important in the event of a switch reload or power cycle.
Tip
If you deactivate the active zoneset in a VSAN that is also configured for IVR, the active IVR zoneset (IVZS)
is also deactivated and all IVR traffic to and from the switch is stopped. This deactivation can disrupt traffic
in more than one VSAN. Before deactivating the active zoneset, check the active zone analysis for the VSAN
(see the Zone and ZoneSet Analysis, on page 134). To reactivate the IVZS, you must reactivate the regular
zoneset (refer to the Cisco MDS 9000 Series NX-OS Inter-VSAN Routing Configuration Guide ).
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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