Naming Conventions
Zoning includes the zone names, zone aliases, zone configuration, and zonedb names. The naming rules for these vary with the type of fabric used. The following naming conventions apply:
• Names are case-sensitive.
• Names cannot begin with a special character.
• The character limit is 64 characters.
• A zone name cannot contain both of the following: "BFA_" prefix and "_BLUN" suffix as these names are used in Boot LUN zoning and does not support boot line zoning.
• Names consist of alphanumeric characters and one or more special characters.
◦ For switches running Fabric OS 8.1.0 or later, names must begin with an alphanumeric character and can contain the following special characters: underscore (_), hyphen (-), dollar sign ($), and caret (^).
◦ For switches running Fabric OS 8.0.x and earlier, names must begin with a letter and can contain only the special character underscore (_).
• Names cannot begin with "bfa_", "lsan_red_", or "d__efault__".
• Zone configuration names cannot begin with any of the following reserved prefixes:
◦ r_e_d_i_r_c__fg
◦ t_r_a_f_f_i_c_i_s_o_c__fg
◦ t_r_a_f_f_i_c_i_s_o_prop__zn
◦ msfr_cfg_
◦ m_u_l_t_i_r_e_d_i_r__cfg
◦ red_0917" "red_1109
◦ lsan_red_0917
◦ lsan_red_1109
◦ red_______base
◦ msfr_zn_
• Duplicate names are not allowed between zones, zone aliases, and zone configurations within a zone database.
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