HP StorageWorks 2/16V Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide - Supporting Fab - Page 131

Copying zone configurations, Rename, Zoning Actions, Save Config Only, To copy a zone, Zone Config

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Managing zone configurations 8 3. Select the configuration you want to rename from the Name drop-down list and click Rename. 4. On Rename a Config, type a new configuration name and click OK. The configuration is renamed in the configuration database. 5. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes. COPYING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS Use the following procedure to copy a zone configuration. To copy a zone 1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96. 2. Click the Zone Config tab. 3. Select the zone you want to delete from the Name drop-down list. 4. Click Copy. 5. On Copy An Existing Zone Config, enter a name for the copied zone and click OK. The selected zone is copied from the Zone Admin buffer. 6. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes. Since no changes were made to the effective configuration, you do not need to enable the configuration. DELETING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS Use the following procedure to delete a zone configuration. NOTE You cannot delete a currently enabled configuration. To delete a disabled configuration 1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96. 2. Click the Zone Config tab. 3. Select the configuration you want to delete from the Name drop-down list and click Delete. 4. On the confirmation dialog box, click Yes. The selected configuration is deleted from the configuration database. 5. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes. ENABLING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS Several zone configurations can reside on a switch at once, and you can quickly alternate between them. For example, you might want to have one configuration enabled during the business hours and another enabled overnight. However, only one zone configuration can be enabled at a time. When you enable a zone configuration from Web Tools, the entire zoning database is automatically saved, and then the selected zone configuration is enabled. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 109 Publication Number: 53-1000435-01

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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
109
Publication Number: 53-1000435-01
Managing zone configurations
8
3.
Select the configuration you want to rename from the Name drop-down list and click
Rename
.
4.
On Rename a Config, type a new configuration name and click
OK
.
The configuration is renamed in the configuration database.
5.
Click
Zoning Actions
>
Save Config Only
to save the configuration changes.
COPYING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS
Use the following procedure to copy a zone configuration.
To copy a zone
1.
Open the Zone Administration window as described on
page 96
.
2.
Click the
Zone Config
tab.
3.
Select the zone you want to delete from the Name drop-down list.
4.
Click
Copy
.
5.
On Copy An Existing Zone Config, enter a name for the copied zone and click
OK
.
The selected zone is copied from the Zone Admin buffer.
6.
Click
Zoning Actions
>
Save Config Only
to save the configuration changes.
Since no changes were made to the effective configuration, you do not need to enable the
configuration.
DELETING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS
Use the following procedure to delete a zone configuration.
NOTE
You cannot delete a currently enabled configuration.
To delete a disabled configuration
1.
Open the Zone Administration window as described on
page 96
.
2.
Click the
Zone Config
tab.
3.
Select the configuration you want to delete from the Name drop-down list and click
Delete
.
4.
On the confirmation dialog box, click
Yes
.
The selected configuration is deleted from the configuration database.
5.
Click
Zoning Actions
>
Save Config Only
to save the configuration changes.
ENABLING ZONE CONFIGURATIONS
Several zone configurations can reside on a switch at once, and you can quickly alternate between
them. For example, you might want to have one configuration enabled during the business hours
and another enabled overnight. However, only one zone configuration can be enabled at a time.
When you enable a zone configuration from Web Tools, the entire zoning database is automatically
saved, and then the selected zone configuration is enabled.