Cisco Nexus 5000 Series - Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning; Removing Smart Zoning Configuration

Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning
To fetch the device-type information from the name server and to add that information to the member, perform
these tasks:
This can be performed at zone, zoneset, FCalias, and VSAN levels.Note
SUMMARY STEPS
1.
switch# configure terminal
2.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone fcalias name fc_1 vsan 1
3.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone sz_1 vsan 1
4.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone szs_1 vsan 1
5.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning vsan 1
DETAILED STEPS
PurposeCommand or Action
Enters global configuration mode.switch# configure terminal
Step 1
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
the fcalias members.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
fcalias name fc_1 vsan 1
Step 2
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
the zone members.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
sz_1 vsan 1
Step 3
Fetches the device type information from the name server for
all the zones and the fcalias members in the specified zoneset.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning zone
szs_1 vsan 1
Step 4
Fetches the device type information from the nameserver for all
the zones and fcalias members for all the zonesets present in the
VSAN.
switch(config)# zone convert smart-zoning vsan
1
Step 5
Removing Smart Zoning Configuration
To remove the smart zoning configuration, perform these tasks:
Cisco Nexus 5000 Series NX-OS SAN Switching Configuration Guide, Release 5.2(1)N1(1)
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Converting Zones Automatically to Smart Zoning