How do you configure zoning on a Brocade switch using the command line?

How do you configure zoning on a Brocade switch using the command line?

Step by Step Procedure of Zoning via Cli.

1. Create a Zone Alias using “AliCreate”
2. Add member to Alias using “Aliadd”
3. Create a Zone using “ZoneCreate”
4. Add membet to Zone using “ZoneAdd”
5. Add a Zone to Zone configuration “CfgAdd”.
6. Save the Configuration using “CfgSave”.
7. Enable the Configuration using “CfgEnable”.

How do you make an ISL in a Brocade switch?

Steps

1. Configure the port speed: portcfgspeed port octet_combo.
2. If more than one ISL for each fabric is used, enable trunking by issuing the following command for each ISL port: portcfgtrunkport port-number 1.
3. Enable QoS traffic by issuing the following command for each of the ISL ports: portcfgqos –enable port-number.

What is zoning configuration?

Zone configuration data consists of two kinds of entities, resources and properties. Each resource has a type, and each resource can also have a set of one or more properties. The properties have names and values. The set of properties is dependent on the resource type.

What is Ve Port in Brocade?

A virtual Ethernet (VE) interface is a logical interface that comprises physical ports and port-channel interfaces. A VE interface is the Layer 3 counterpart of a VLAN interface.

What is zoning in SAN switch?

SAN zoning is a fabric-based service for grouping the devices in a SAN into logical segments to control communications between those devices. When zoning is configured, only devices in the same zone can communicate with each other; cross-zone communication isn’t permitted.

How do I know my zone configuration?

Using the /usr/sbin/zoneadm on a local zone will only display the status of that zone. Use zonecfg -z with the info option to list a specific zone configuration. The zonecfg command can be used to list the configuration of a current zone.

What is the difference between ISL and 802.1 Q?

802.1q encapsulation inserts a 4 byte tag into original frame and FCS (Frame Check Sequence) is re-calculated. ISL uses more processor cycles than 802.1q because of the modification of the header and recalculation of FCS.