Sun Microsystems 5602 User Manual

3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric

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Importing a nicknames file copies its contents into and replaces the contents of 
the Nicknames.xml file which is used by SANsurfer Switch Manager. To import a 
nickname file, do the following:

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Open the File menu and select Nicknames to open the Nicknames dialog.

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Open the File menu in the Nicknames dialog, and select Import.

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Select an XML nickname file in the Open dialog and click Open. When 
prompted to overwrite existing nicknames, click Yes.

Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for 
more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This 
subsection addresses the following topics:

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The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks 
described in this section:

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