HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 275

Zone creation and maintenance 11 The cfgSave command ends and commits the current zoning transaction buffer to both volatile and nonvolatile memory. If a transaction is open on a different switch in the fabric when this command is run, the transaction on the other switch is automatically aborted. A message displays on the other switches to indicate that the transaction was aborted. Example switch:admin> alidelete "array1" switch:admin> cfgsave You are about to save the Defined zoning configuration. This action will only save the changes on the Defined configuration. Any changes made on the Effective configuration will not take effect until it is re-enabled. Do you want to save Defined zoning configuration only? (yes, y, no, n): [no] y Viewing an alias in the defined configuration 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the aliShow command, using the following syntax alishow "pattern"[, mode] If no parameters are specified, the entire zone database (both the defined and effective configuration) is displayed. Example The following example shows all zone aliases beginning with "arr". switch:admin> alishow "arr*" alias: array1 21:00:00:20:37:0c:76:8c alias: array2 21:00:00:20:37:0c:66:23 Zone creation and maintenance To create a broadcast zone, use the reserved name "broadcast". Do not give a regular zone the name of "broadcast". See "Broadcast zones" on page 228 for additional information about this special type of zone. Virtual Fabric considerations: Zone definitions should not include logical port numbers. Zoning is not enforced on logical ports. Creating a zone 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the zoneCreate command, using the following syntax: zonecreate "zonename", "member[; member...]" To create a broadcast zone, use the reserved name "broadcast". 3. Enter the cfgSave command to save the change to the defined configuration. Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 233 53-1001336-01