Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Configuring a Zone; Configuration Examples

Configuring a Zone
You can configure a zone and assign a zone name.
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
configure terminal
2.
zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id
3.
member type value
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.configure terminal
Example:
switch# configure terminal
switch(config)#
Step 1
Configures a zone in the specified VSAN.
zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id
Step 2
Example:
switch(config)# zone name test vsan
5
All alphanumeric characters or one of the following symbols ($,
-, ^, _) are supported.
Note
Configures a member for the specified zone based on the type (pWWN,
fabric pWWN, FC ID, fcalias, domain ID, or interface) and value specified.
member type value
Example:
switch(config-zone)# member interface
4
Step 3
You must only configure pWWN-type zoning on all SAN
switches running Cisco NX-OS if there is a Cisco MDS 9020
switch running FabricWare in the same fabric.
Caution
Use a relevant display command (for example, the show interface
or show flogi database commands) to obtain the required value in
hex format.
Tip
Configuration Examples
Use the show wwn switch command to retrieve the sWWN. If you do not provide a sWWN, the software
automatically uses the local sWWN.
Tip
The following examples show how to configure zone members:
switch(config)# zone name MyZone vsan 2
pWWN example:
switch(config-zone)# member pwwn 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Configuring a Zone