HP AE370A Brocade Web Tools Administrator's Guide v6.0.0 (53-1000606-01, April - Page 123

Managing zones 8 4. Click Delete. The Confirm Deleting Alias dialog box opens. 5. Click Yes. The selected alias is deleted from the Zone Admin buffer. At this point you can either save your changes or save and enable your changes. 6. Click Zoning Actions> Save Config Only to save the configuration changes. To enable the configuration, see "Enabling zone configurations" on page 108. Managing zones A zone is a region within the fabric in which specified switches and devices can communicate. A device can communicate only with other devices connected to the fabric within its specified zone. You can specify members of a zone using the following methods: • Alias names • Switch domain and port index number pair, for example, 2, 20 • WWN (device) Creating and populating zones Use the following procedure to create a zone. 1. Open the Zone Administration window as described on page 96. 2. Select a format to display zoning members in the Member Selection List as described in "Select a zoning view" on page 100. 3. Click the Zone tab. 4. Click New Zone. The Create New Zone dialog box displays. 5. On Create New Zone, enter a name for the new zone, and click OK. If you are creating an LSAN zone, the zone name must begin with "LSAN_". The new zone appears in the Name drop-down list. 6. Expand the Member Selection List to view the nested elements. The choices available in the list depend on the selection made in the View menu. 7. Select an element in the Member Selection List that you want to include in your zone. Note that LSAN zones should contain only port WWN members. The Add Member button becomes active. 8. Click Add Member to add the zone member. The selected member is moved to the Zone Members window. 9. Optional: Repeat steps 7 and 8 to add more elements to your zone. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 103 53-1000606-01