Cisco Nexus 5500 Series NX-OS - Enhanced Zoning

PurposeCommand
Displays zone information for all VSANs.show zone
Displays zone information for a specific VSAN.
show zone vsan vsan-id
Displays the configured zone sets for a range of VSANs.
show zoneset vsan vsan-id -
vsan-id
Displays the members of a specific zone.
show zone namzone-name
Displays the fcalias configuration.
show fcalias vsan vsan-id
Displays all zones to which a member belongs.show zone member pwwn
pwwn-id
Displays the number of control frames exchanged with other switches.show zone statistics
Displays the active zone set.show zoneset active
Displays the active zones.show zone active
Displays the zone status.show zone status
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
Enhanced Zoning
The zoning feature complies with the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards. Both standards support the basic
zoning functionalities explained in the previous section and the enhanced zoning functionalities described in
this section.
Broadcast zoning is not supported on the Cisco Nexus 5000 Series switches.Note
The following table lists the advantages of the enhanced zoning feature in all switches in the Cisco SAN
switches.
Table 21: Advantages of Enhanced Zoning
Enhanced Zoning AdvantagesEnhanced ZoningBasic Zoning
One configuration session for the
entire fabric to ensure consistency
within the fabric.
Performs all configurations within
a single configuration session.
When you begin a session, the
switch locks the entire fabric to
implement the change.
Administrators can make
simultaneous configuration
changes. Upon activation, one
administrator can overwrite another
administrator’s changes.
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Configuring and Managing Zones
Enhanced Zoning