3 – Managing FabricsZoning3-28 59264-01 ASTo remove a zone set, do the following:1. Open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoningdialog.2. In the Zone Sets tree, select the zone set to be removed.3. Open the Edit menu, and select Remove to remove the zone set.4. Click the Apply button to save changes to the zoning database.Alternatively, you may use shortcut menus to remove a zone set from thedatabase.Managing ZonesManaging zones involves the following: Creating a Zone in a Zone Set Adding Zone Members Renaming a Zone Removing a Zone Member Removing a Zone from a Zone Set Removing a Zone from All Zone SetsCreating a Zone in a Zone SetTo create a zone in a zone set, do the following:1. Open the Zoning menu, and select Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoningdialog.2. Select a zone set.3. Open the Edit menu and select Create a Zone.4. In the Create a Zone dialog, enter a name for the new zone, and click theOK button. The new zone name is displayed in the Zone Sets dialog. A zonename must begin with a letter and be no longer than 64 characters. Validcharacters are 0-9, A-Z, a-z, _, ^, $, and -.NOTE:Changes that you make to the zoning database are limited to the managedswitch and do not propagate to the rest of the fabric. To distribute changes toconfigured zone sets fabric wide, you must edit the zoning databases on theindividual switches.
