How to do zoning on CISCO MDS SAN switches using Command Line Interface (CLI)

How to do zoning on CISCO MDS SAN switches using Command Line Interface (CLI)

In this step by step example to demonstrate How to do zoning on CISCO MDS SAN switches using Command Line Interface (CLI), port 1/24 will be used for server connection and port 2/24 for array port connection. VSAN 100 will be used as the production VSAN. Replace these values to reflect your environment and the follow the naming guidelines you may have for device alias, zone and zoneset at your site.

Connect to the switch using ssh/telnet

1.      Change into configuration mode

config t

2.      Check the vsan database and confirm if the interface is in part of the VSAN

show flogi database int fc1/24

show flogi database int fc2/24

3.      Add the ports into the VSAN if it is not in the database

vsan database

vsan 100 interface fc1/24

vsan 100 interface fc2/24

exit

4.      Create device alias for the interfaces

device-alias database

device-alias name TESTSERVER_hba0 pwwn xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (WWN from interface 1/24)

device-alias name TESTARRAY_port0 pwwn xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx (WWN from interface 2/24)

5.      Check that the alias is in pending state to be added

do show device-alias pending-diff

 

6.      Commit device-alias changes

device-alias commit

exit

 

7.      Add a name/ description and enable the ports

int fc1/24

no shut

switchport description TESTSERVER_hba0

int fc2/24

no shut

switchport description TESTARRAY_p0

exit

8.      Create zone

zone name TESTSERVER_hba0_TESTARRAY_p0 vsan 100

member devicealias TESTSERVER_hba0

member devicealias TESTARRAY_p0

exit

9.      Check Active zoneset

show zoneset active

10.   Backup current zoneset (assuming current zoneset is TESTZONESET_Active)

zoneset clone TESTZONESET_Active TESTZONESET_Backup.<Date>  vsan 100

11.    Add new zone member to zoneset

zoneset name TESTZONESET_Active vsan 100

member TESTSERVER_hba0_TESTARRAY_p0

exit

12.    Verify that the zoneset is fully populated

do show zoneset brief vsan 100

13.   Activate zoneset

zoneset activate name TESTZONESET_Active vsan 100

exit

14.   Verify zone activation status

show zone status vsan 100

15.   Ensure that the new zone is part of the active zoneset

show zone name TESTSERVER_hba0_TESTARRAY_p0 active vsan 100

16.   Copy the running config to the startup config

copy run start                                                                               

17.   Repeat the above steps  Fabric B

This concludes the step by step procedure to do zoning on CISCO MDS SAN switches using Command Line Interface (CLI)