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<a name="wp1195165"> </a><h1 class="pTitle">
Configuring a Zone Using the Zone Configuration Tool

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

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<a name="wp1195172"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click the <span style="font-weight: bold">Zone</span> icon in the toolbar . 
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<a name="wp1195179"> </a><p class="pListBodyLevel1">
You see the Select VSAN dialog box.

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<a name="wp1195181"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the VSAN where you want to create a zone and click <span style="font-weight: bold">OK</span>.
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You see the Edit Local Full Zone Database dialog box. 

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If you want to view zone membership information, right-click in the <b style="font-weight: normal" class="cBold">All Zone Membership</b><b class="cBold">(s) </b>column, 
and then click <b class="cBold">Show Details</b> for the current row or all rows from the pop-up menu.

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<a name="wp1195184"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click<b class="cBold"> Zones</b> in the left pane<span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>and click the<b style="font-weight: bold" class="cBold"> Insert</b><span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>icon to create a zone.
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You see the Create Zone dialog box. 

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<a name="wp1195186"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter a zone name.
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<a name="wp1195187"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Check one of the following check boxes:
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<a name="wp1195188"> </a><li class="pSmartList2"><b class="cBold">Read Only</b>&#8212;The zone permits read and denies write.</li>
<a name="wp1195189"> </a><li class="pSmartList2"><b class="cBold">Permit QoS traffic with Priority</b>&#8212;You set the priority from the drop-down menu.</li>
<a name="wp1195190"> </a><li class="pSmartList2"><b class="cBold">Restrict Broadcast Frames to Zone Members</b></li>
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<a name="wp1195191"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the <span style="font-weight: bold">Smart Zoning</span> check box to enable smart zoning.
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<a name="wp1195192"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b class="cBold">OK</b> to create the zone.
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If you want to move this zone into an existing zone set, skip to <a href="zone27.html#wp1195200">Step&#160;9</a>.

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<a name="wp1195197"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b style="font-weight: bold" class="cBold">Zoneset</b><span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>in the left pane<span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>and click the<b class="cBold"> Insert </b>icon to create a zone set.
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You see the Zoneset Name dialog box. 

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<a name="wp1195200"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Enter a zone set name and click <b class="cBold">OK</b>.
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<strong>Note	&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong> One of these symbols ($, -, ^, _) or all alphanumeric characters are supported. In interop mode 
2 and 3, this symbol (_) or all alphanumeric characters are supported.

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<a name="wp1195202"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Select the zone set where you want to add a zone and click the<b class="cBold"> Insert</b> icon or you can drag and drop 
Zone3 over Zoneset1.
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You see the Select Zone dialog box. 

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<a name="wp1195204"> </a><li class="pSmartList1">Click <b style="font-weight: bold" class="cBold">Add</b><span style="font-weight: bold"> </span>to add the zone.
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