Cisco: How to create IVR Zoning using CLI

1. Check the active ivr zoneset name:

   show ivr zoneset active

   The name of the ivr zoneset is needed because you must activate this zoneset again after your zone change. The output looks similar to this:

   switch# show ivr zoneset active
   zoneset name IVR_ZoneSet1

2. Create the new ivr zone:

   config
   ivr zone name Host1_vsan-2_Storage1_vsan-4

   This takes you into the ivr zone sub mode for the zone name:

   switch(config-ivr-zone)#

   To add member pwwns, use the following command, must specify the vsan these devices are physically connected to:

   member pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:05:da:50 vsan 2
   member pwwn 50:00:00:00:69:04:20:51 vsan 3

   exit <--- takes you out of the zone sub mode when done editing the zone
   ivr commit <--- commits the member change to the database to be activated below

3. Adding the zone as a member of the active zoneset:

   To add a new zone as a member of the IVR zoneset, run the following commands:

   member pwwn 21:00:00:e0:8b:05:da:50 vsan 2
   member pwwn 50:00:00:00:69:04:20:51 vsan 3

   Now you are in the zoneset editor submode:

   switch(config-ivr-zoneset)#

   To add a member zone to the zoneset, run this command:

    member Host1_vsan-2_Storage1_vsan-4 
   
   exit
    ivr commit

4. Activate and commit the ivr zoneset:

   ivr zoneset activate name IVR_ZoneSet1
   iv commit
   exit

This must be performed from an IVR enabled Cisco MDS switch in the fabric.