HP StorageWorks 1606 Brocade Fabric OS Administrator's Guide v6.3.0 (53-100133 - Page 449

Creating a TI zone 18 When you create a TI zone, you can set the state of the zone to activated or deactivated. By default the zone state is set to activated; however, this does not mean that the zone is activated. After you create the TI zone, you must enable the current effective configuration to enforce the new TI zone, which is either activated or deactivated. Virtual Fabric considerations: Because base fabrics do not contain end devices, they normally do not have an effective zone configuration. To activate a TI zone in a base fabric, you should create a "dummy" configuration, as described in "Creating a TI zone in a base fabric" on page 408. When you create a TI zone, you can enable or disable failover mode. By default, failover mode is enabled. If you want to change the failover mode after you create the zone, see "Modifying TI zones" on page 409. If you are creating a TI zone with failover disabled, note the following: • Ensure that the E_Ports of the TI zone correspond to valid paths; otherwise, the route might be missing for ports in that TI zone. You can use the topologyShow command to verify the paths. • Ensure that sufficient non-dedicated paths through the fabric exist for all devices that are not in a TI zone; otherwise, these devices might become isolated. See "TI zone failover" on page 395 for information about disabling failover mode. Use the following procedure to create a TI zone. If you are creating a TI zone in a base fabric, use the procedure described in "Creating a TI zone in a base fabric" on page 408. 1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin. 2. Enter the zone --create command: zone --create -t objtype [-o optlist] name -p "portlist" Be aware of the ramifications if you create a TI zone with failover mode disabled. See "TI zone failover" on page 395 for information about disabling failover mode. 3. Enter the cfgEnable command to reactivate your current effective configuration and enforce the TI zones. cfgenable "current_effective_configuration" Example of creating a TI zone The following examples create a TI zone named "bluezone", which contains E_Ports 1,1 and 2,4 and N_Ports 1,8 and 2,6. To create a TI zone with failover enabled and in the activated state (default settings): switch:admin> zone --create -t ti bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" To create a TI zone with failover enabled (the zone is set to the activated state by default): switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o f bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" To create a TI zone with failover disabled and the state set to activated: switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o an bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" To create a TI zone and set the state to deactivated (failover is enabled by default): switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o d bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" To create a TI zone with failover disabled and the state set to deactivated: switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o dn bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6" Fabric OS Administrator's Guide 407 53-1001336-01