HP StorageWorks 8/80 Brocade Fabric OS Command Reference Guide v6.1.0 (53-1000 - Page 734

2 zoneCreate zoneCreate Creates a zone. Synopsis zonecreate "zonename", "member[; member...]" Description Use this command to create a new zone, or to create a "broadcast" zone. A broadcast zone is a special zone that specifies the nodes that can receive broadcast traffic. This zone must be named "broadcast". Only one "broadcast" zone can exist within a fabric. This type of zone is enforced by the hardware; the switch controls the data transfer to a port. This command changes the defined configuration. For the change to be preserved across switch reboots, save it to nonvolatile memory with the cfgSave command. For the change to become effective, enable the zone configuration with the cfgEnable command. Note When FCS policy is enabled, this command can be issued only from the primary FCS switch. Operands The following operands are required: "zonename" Specify a unique name for the zone to be created. Quotation marks are optional. A zone name must begin with a letter and followed by any number of letters, digits, or underscore characters. Names are case-sensitive. For example, "Zone_1" and "zone_1" indicate different zones. Zone names are limited to 64 characters. Spaces are ignored. "member" Specify a member or a list of members to be included in the zone. The list must be enclosed in quotation marks. Members must be separated by semicolons. The list must have at least one member; empty lists are not allowed. A member can be specified in one or more of the following ways: • Domain and port area or index number pair: Specify a port by domain and port area or index number, for example, "2, 20" specifies port index number 20 on switch domain 2. When a zone member is specified by port index number, then all devices connected to that port are in the zone. If this port is an arbitrated loop, then all devices on the loop are in the zone. Use switchShow for a list of valid port area or index numbers. • World Wide Name: Specify a World Wide Name as eight hex numbers separated by colons, for example "10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a". Zoning compares the WWN with the node and port names presented by a device in a login frame (FLOGI or PLOGI). When a zone member is specified by node name, then all ports on that device are in the zone. When a zone member is specified by port name, then only that single device port is in the zone. • Zone alias name: Specify a zone alias name using the same format as a zone name. Refer to aliCreate command help for zone alias naming requirements. When creating a zone, you can combine different ways of specifying zone members. For example, a zone defined with the following members: "2,12; 2,14; 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a" would contain all devices connected to switch 2, ports 12 and 14, and to the device with the World Wide Name "10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a" (either node name or port name), at the port in the fabric to which it is connected. 708 Fabric OS Command Reference 53-1000599-02