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Importing a nicknames file, Zoning, Active Zoneset data window

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Importing a nicknames file Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames.xml file which is used by QuickTools. To import a nickname file: 1. Select Fabric > Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog box. 2. Select File > Import. 3. Click an XML nickname file in the Open dialog box. 4. Click Open. 5. When prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes. Zoning Zoning a fabric enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This section addresses the following topics: • Active Zoneset data window, page 37 • Configured Zonesets data window, page 38 • Zoning concepts, page 38 • Managing the zoning database, page 40 • Managing zonesets, page 45 • Managing zones, page 46 • Managing aliases, page 48 • Merging fabrics and zoning, page 49 Active Zoneset data window The Active Zoneset data window (Figure 15) displays the zone membership for the active zoneset that resides on the fabric management switch. The active zoneset is the same on all switches in the fabric. To open the Active Zoneset data window, click the Active Zoneset tab below the data window. The Active Zoneset data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries: • A zoneset expands to show its member zones. • A zone expands to show its member ports/devices. • Ports/devices that are zoned by WWN or FC address, but no longer part of the fabric, are grayed-out. Proxied devices are also grayed-out. Figure 15 Active Zoneset data window HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide 37

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HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch QuickTools Switch Management User Guide
37
Importing a nicknames file
Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of the Nicknames.xml file
which is used by QuickTools. To import a nickname file:
1.
Select
Fabric > Nicknames
to open the Nicknames dialog box.
2.
Select
File > Import
.
3.
Click an XML nickname file in the Open dialog box.
4.
Click
Open
.
5.
When prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click
Yes
.
Zoning
Zoning a fabric enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and
secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This section addresses the following topics:
Active Zoneset data window
, page 37
Configured Zonesets data window
, page 38
Zoning concepts
, page 38
Managing the zoning database
, page 40
Managing zonesets
, page 45
Managing zones
, page 46
Managing aliases
, page 48
Merging fabrics and zoning
, page 49
Active Zoneset data window
The Active Zoneset data window (
Figure 15
) displays the zone membership for the active zoneset that
resides on the fabric management switch. The active zoneset is the same on all switches in the fabric. To
open the Active Zoneset data window, click the
Active Zoneset
tab below the data window. The Active
Zoneset data window uses display conventions for expanding and contracting entries that are similar to
the fabric tree. An entry handle located to the left of an entry in the tree indicates that the entry can be
expanded. Click this handle or double-click the following entries:
A zoneset expands to show its member zones.
A zone expands to show its member ports/devices.
Ports/devices that are zoned by WWN or FC address, but no longer part of the fabric, are grayed-out.
Proxied devices are also grayed-out.
Figure 15
Active Zoneset data window