HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Manual (53-1000240-0 - Page 765

Note: Enter commands in lowercase only; mixed case is for readability. zone 2 zone Specifies zone operations. Synopsis zone --copy < [source_ad.][source_zone_object] > [dest_zone_object] zone --expunge "zone_object" zone --validate [-f | -m mode] ["zone_object"] Description Use this command for zone copy, expunge and validate operations. zone command follows a batchedtransaction model. Users can perform a specific zone operation using the --copy, --expunge and -validate options. Note The execution of this command is subject to Admin Domain restrictions that may be in place. Operands This command has the following operands: --copy < [source_ad.][source_zone_object] > [dest_zone_object] • Copies all the specified zone objects from the source_AD into the current AD. The current AD transaction buffer will be used for this operation. Valid options for --copy are: • [source_ad.][source_zone_object] Specifies the source Admin Domain and the zone object under it. The zone object could be a zone configuration, zone alias or zones. If source zone object is not specified, the all zone configurations will be copied over to the current Admin Domain. • dest_zone_object Identifies the destination zone object the within the current Admin Domain. If dest_zone_object is not specified, source_zone_object is copied (with the same name). If the destination zone object is not already present in the Admin Domain, one is created (with type as source_zone_object). --expunge "zone_object" • Removes all references to the specified zone object and then deletes the zone object. The command displays the list of zone objects to be deleted and prompts you before deleting. The removal of the zone object could result in other zone object removal, triggering a recursive deletion. For example, removing the last zone member from a zone results in the zone deletion. Valid options for --expunge are: • zone_object Specifies a zone object. A zone object can be a zone member, zone alias or a zone. --validate [-f | -m mode] ["zone_object"] • Lists all zone members that are not part of the current zone enforcement table. The reason for not being in the current enforcement table could be one of the Fabric OS Command Reference Manual Publication Number: 53-1000240-01 2-731