Zoning In Cisco MDS SAN Switch SAN Switch Tutorial Part - 9

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This video explains complete Steps and How To Do Zoning In Cisco MDS SAN Switch In Command-Line.

https://www.sannastechie.tk/2019/03/zoning-in-cisco-mds-san-switch.html

Steps Of Zoning in Cisco MDS SAN Switch

Check Connectivity of HBA Port To Fabric.
Create fcAlias Name For HBA Port WWPN and Storage Array Port WWPN.
Create a ZONE and add a fcalias member in it.
Add the newly created zone to active zoneset
Commit the zone only applicable if extended zoneset is enabled.
Activate the zoneset
Copy running config to start up config

Command Of Zoning in CISCO MDS SAN Switch
Enter to config mode
switch# config t
Check the connectivity

switch (config)# show fcns database | grep -i 10:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx

Create fcAlias For Host and Storage Array

switch(config)# fcalias name HostName_hba1 vsan 3
switch(config-fcalias)#
switch(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 10:00:00:23:45:67:89:ab
switch(config-fcalias)#exit
switch(config)# fcalias name Array_Port1 vsan 3
switch(config-fcalias)#
switch(config-fcalias)# member pwwn 50:00:00:53:29:67:89:ab
switch(config-fcalias)# exit
switch(config)#

Create a zone and add fcAlias member In Cisco MDS Switch

switch(config)# zone name Zone1 vsan 3
switch(config-zone)#
switch(config-zone)# member fcalias HostName_hba1
switch(config-zone)# member fcalias Array_Port1
switch(config-zone)# exit
switch(config)#

Determine Active zoneset and zone and activate it

switch(config)# show zoneset active vsan 3
zoneset name ZoneSet3 vsan 3
switch(config)#zoneset name ZoneSet3 vsan 3
switch(config-zoneset)#member Zone1
switch(config-zoneset)#zone commit vsan 3
switch(config)# zoneset activate ZoneSet3 vsan 3.
switch(config)# copy running-config startup-config
Category
Routers and Switches
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