Cisco MDS 9000 Series Command Reference

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
OL-8413-07, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x
Chapter 3 B Commands
broadcast
broadcast
To enable the broadcast frames attribute in a zone attribute group, use the broadcast command. To revert
to the default, use the no form of the command.
broadcast
no broadcast
Syntax Description This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults Disabled.
Command Modes Zone attribute configuration submode.
Command History
Usage Guidelines Broadcast frames are sent to all Nx ports.
If any NL port attached to an FL port shares a broadcast zone with the source of the broadcast frame,
then the frames are broadcast to all devices in the loop.
This command only configures the broadcast attribute for enhanced zoning. To enable broadcast zoning
for basic mode, use the attribute broadcast subcommand after entering zone configuration mode using
the zone name command.
Examples The following example shows how to set the broadcast attribute for a zone attribute group.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group name admin-attributes vsan 10
switch(config-attribute-group)# broadcast
Related Commands
Release Modification
2.0(x) This command was introduced.
Command Description
show zone-attribute-group Displays zone attribute group information.
zone mode enhanced vsan Enables enhanced zoning for a VSAN.
zone name Configures zone attributes.
zone-attribute-group name Configures zone attribute groups.

Cisco MDS 9000 Series Specifications

General

Brand	Cisco
Model	MDS 9000 Series
Category	Switch
Language	English