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SANbox2 Switch Management
User’s Guide
2.11.2 Working with Ports................................................................................... 2-19
2.11.2.1 Selecting Ports................................................................................ 2-19
2.11.2.2 Opening Popup Menus................................................................... 2-20
2.11.3 Faceplate Data Windows......................................................................... 2-20
Section 3 Managing Fabrics
3.1 Security .............................................................................................................. 3-1
3.1.1 User Authentication ................................................................................... 3-1
3.1.2 Fabric Security........................................................................................... 3-1
3.2 Managing the Fabric Database .......................................................................... 3-2
3.2.1 Adding a Fabric ......................................................................................... 3-2
3.2.2 Removing a Fabric .................................................................................... 3-3
3.2.3 Opening a Fabric View File ....................................................................... 3-3
3.2.4 Saving a Fabric View File .......................................................................... 3-3
3.2.5 Rediscovering a Fabric.............................................................................. 3-3
3.2.6 Adding a New Switch to a Fabric............................................................... 3-4
3.2.7 Replacing a Failed Switch in a Fabric ....................................................... 3-5
3.2.8 Deleting Switches and Links...................................................................... 3-5
3.3 Displaying Fabric Information............................................................................. 3-5
3.3.1 Fabric Status.............................................................................................. 3-6
3.3.2 Active Zone Set Data Window................................................................... 3-8
3.4 Zoning a Fabric .................................................................................................. 3-9
3.4.1 Zoning Concepts ....................................................................................... 3-9
3.4.1.1 Zones.............................................................................................. 3-10
3.4.1.2 Aliases ............................................................................................ 3-11
3.4.1.3 Zone Sets ....................................................................................... 3-12
3.4.1.4 Zoning Database ............................................................................ 3-12
3.4.1.5 Zoning Configuration ...................................................................... 3-13
3.4.2 Using the Zoning Config Window ............................................................ 3-15
3.4.3 Restoring Default Zoning......................................................................... 3-15
3.4.4 Merging Fabrics and Zoning.................................................................... 3-16
3.4.4.1 Zone Merge Failure ........................................................................ 3-16
3.4.4.2 Zone Merge Failure Recovery ........................................................ 3-16
3.4.5 Using the Edit Zoning Window ................................................................ 3-17
3.4.6 Managing Zone Sets ............................................................................... 3-19
3.4.6.1 Creating a Zone Set ....................................................................... 3-20
3.4.6.2 Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set.......................................... 3-20
3.4.6.3 Copying a Zone to a Zone Set........................................................ 3-21
3.4.6.4 Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone Sets.............. 3-21
3.4.6.5 Removing a Zone Set..................................................................... 3-21