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zone name (configuration mode) Chapter 8 Fibre Channel Commands Send comments to [email protected] zone name (configuration mode) To create a zone, use the zone name command. Use the no form of the command to negate the command or revert to the factory defaults. zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id member zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id no member no zone name zone-name vsan vsan-id Syntax Description zone-name vsan vsan-id Specifies the name of the zone. Maximum length is 64 characters. Specifies the VSAN ID. The range is 1 to 4093. Command Default None Command Modes Configuration mode Command History Release 4.0(0)N1(1a) Modification This command was introduced. Usage Guidelines Zones are assigned to zone sets. Zone sets are then activated from one switch and propagate across the fabric to all switches. Zones allow security by permitting and denying access between nodes (hosts and storage). zone name commands are entered from the configuration mode. Configure a zone for a VSAN from the config-zone mode. Use the show wwn switch command to retrieve the switch world wide name (sWWN). If you do not provide an sWWN, the software automatically uses the local sWWN. Examples The following example configures attributes for the specified zone (Zone1) based on the member type (pWWN, fabric pWWN, FCID, or Fibre Channel alias) and value specified: switch(config)# zone name Zone1 vsan 10 switch(config-zone)# member device-alias device1 The following example configures members for the specified zone (Zone2) based on the member type (pWWN, fabric pWWN, FCID, or Fibre Channel alias) and value specified: switch(config)# zone name Zone2 vsan 10 switch(config-zone)# member fcalias Payroll switch(config-zone)# member domain-id 2 portnumber 23 8-152 Cisco Nexus 5000 Series Command Reference OL-16599-01