> # Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool

> ## Detailed Steps

> To create a zone and move it into a zone set, follow these steps:

> 1. Click the Zone icon in the toolbar .

> You see the Select VSAN dialog box.

> 2. Select the VSAN where you want to create a zone and click OK.

> You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box.

> If you want to view zone membership information, right-click in the All Zone Membership(s) column, and then click Show Details for the current row or all rows from the pop-up menu.

> 3. Click Zones in the left pane and click the Insert icon to create a zone.

> You see the Create Zone dialog box.

> 4. Enter a zone name.
> 5. Check one of the following check boxes:
> 1. Read Only—The zone permits read and denies write.
> 2. Permit QoS traffic with Priority—You set the priority from the drop-down menu.
> 3. Restrict Broadcast Frames to Zone Members
> 6. Select the Smart Zoning check box to enable smart zoning.
> 7. Click OK to create the zone.

> If you want to move this zone into an existing zone set, skip to Step 9.

> 8. Click Zoneset in the left pane and click the Insert icon to create a zone set.

> You see the Zoneset Name dialog box.

> 9. Enter a zone set name and click OK.

> Note One of these symbols ($, -, ^, _) or all alphanumeric characters are supported. In interop mode 2 and 3, this symbol (_) or all alphanumeric characters are supported.

> 10. Select the zone set where you want to add a zone and click the Insert icon or you can drag and drop Zone3 over Zoneset1.

> You see the Select Zone dialog box.

> 11. Click Add to add the zone.

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