HP 316095-B21 FW 08.01.00 McDATA EFCM Basic User Manual (620-000240-000, Novem - Page 100

Creating and Modifying a Zone 4 Creating and Modifying a Zone Perform this procedure to configure, add, or delete zones. A zone is a group of devices that can access each other through port- to-port connections. Devices in the same zone can recognize and communicate with each other; devices in different zones cannot. For a listing of limits on parameters regarding zones, see Table 4-1 on page 4-10. ATTENTION! If, in your business practices, zoning tasks are performed using both the Command Line Interface (CLI) and the EFCM Basic interface, you risk conflicts in the configuration and functionality could be lost. It is recommended that they not be used simultaneously. To configure zones, select Configure > Zoning on the navigation panel. The Zoning configuration page (Figure 4-3) displays. Zones are created and modified in the Zone Name panel of the page. Potential zone members are added to the Pending Zone Members area, which shows the list of zone members. You can use this panel to perform the following tasks: • Create a New Zone on page 4-14 • Add Zones Members to a Zone on page 4-15 • Remove Zone Members from a Zone on page 4-16 • Save the Zone to the Zone Set on page 4-16 • Rename a Zone on page 4-16 Create a New Zone The two primary attributes of a zone are the zone name and the list of zone members. To configure a zone, you can start with a blank zone or by using an existing zone. First add the zone name in the Zone Name field. The following naming conventions apply to zones and zone sets: • All names must be unique and may not differ by case only. For example, zone-1 and Zone-1 are both valid individually, but are not considered unique. • The first character of a zone set name must be a letter (A through Z or a through z). 4-14 EFCM Basic User Manual