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96 Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
Publication Number: 53-1000435-01
Zoning and admin domains
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Zoning and admin domains
Each admin domain has its own zone database, with both defined and effective zone
configurations and all related zone objects (zones, zone aliases, and zone members). Within an
admin domain, you can configure zoning only with the devices that are present in that admin
domain (direct members).
If you upgrade a fabric to Fabric OS 5.2.0 or higher, the zone database from the pre-v5.2.0 fabric is
referred to as the “root zone database” and is owned by AD0.
Each zone database has its own namespace; for example, the zone name test_z1 can be defined in
more than one admin domain.
No zone databases are linked to the physical fabric (AD255). The only zone operation supported
from AD255 is viewing the complete hierarchical zone database (zone databases of AD0 through
AD254) using the command line interface. See the Fabric OS Administrator’s Guide for additional
information.
If you implement admin domains, the default zoning mode must be set to No Access before you
create admin domains. See “Setting the default zoning mode” on page 97.
See page 99 for additional information about how admin domains affect zoning.
Configuring zoning
This section outlines the basic steps for configuring zoning as shown below.
“Creating and populating zone aliases” on page 102
“Creating and populating zones” on page 104
“Creating zone configurations” on page 107
“Saving local zoning changes” on page 100
“Enabling zone configurations” on page 109
The next section describes the Zone Administration window, in which all of the zoning tasks are
performed. The remainder of this chapter provides procedures for managing zones, zone aliases,
zone configurations, and zone server information.
OPENING THE ZONE ADMINISTRATION WINDOW
This section describes how to launch the Zone Administration window, from which all zoning
procedures are performed. You cannot open the Zone Administration window from AD255 (physical
fabric).
To open the Zone Administration window
1. Select a switch from the Fabric Tree.
2. Click Zone Admin in the Manage section of the Tasks menu.
The Zone Administration window opens (see Figure 46).
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