4–Managing Fabric Zoning
Managing Zone Sets
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3. If you selected a stack and the zoning database is not identical on all
switches in the stack, choose a switch from the Select Source Switch list.
Changes that you make to this switch are distributed to the other switches in
the stack.
4. In the zone set tree of the Edit Zoning dialog box, click the zone set to be
renamed, and select Edit > Rename to view the Rename Zoneset dialog
box.
5. Enter a new name for the zone set, and click OK.
6. Click Apply to view the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box, which
presents the following options:
Perform Error Check checks for zoning conflicts, such as empty
zones, aliases, or zone sets. This option is recommended before
saving. If errors are found, click Close and correct the errors.
Save Zoning save the changes to the zoning database with an option
to activate a zone set. The Zone set activation dialog box prompts you
to activate a zone set. Click Yes to select and activate a zone set; click
No to save the changes without activating a zone set.
Close cancels the Apply operation without saving the changes.
7. Click Close to close the Save Zoning and Error Check dialog box.
8. Click Close to close the Edit Zoning dialog box.
Removing a Zone Set
Removing a zone set from the database affects the member zones in the following
ways.
Member zones that are members of other zone sets are not affected.
Zones that are currently not in a zone set are considered to be part of the
orphan zone set. The orphan zone set is not an actual zone set, but rather a
way of displaying the zones that are not currently in a zone set.
To remove a zone set:
1. Select a switch or stack in the fabric tree.
2. On the Zoning menu, click Edit Zoning to view the Edit Zoning window.
3. If you selected a stack and the zoning database is not identical on all
switches in the stack, choose a switch from the Select Source Switch list.
Changes that you make to this switch are distributed to the other switches in
the stack.
4. In the zone set tree, click the zone set to be removed, and on the Edit menu,
click Remove.
5. Click Yes to confirm the zone set removal.