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broadcast
To enable the broadcast frames attribute in a zone attribute group, use the broadcast command. To revert
to the default, use the no form of the command.
Syntax Description
This command has no other arguments or keywords.
Defaults
Disabled.
Command Modes Zone attribute configuration submode.
Command History Release
2.0(x)
Usage Guidelines
Broadcast frames are sent to all Nx ports.
If any NL port attached to an FL port shares a broadcast zone with the source of the broadcast frame,
then the frames are broadcast to all devices in the loop.
This command only configures the broadcast attribute for enhanced zoning. To enable broadcast zoning
for basic mode, use the attribute broadcast subcommand after entering zone configuration mode using
the zone name command.
Examples
The following example shows how to set the broadcast attribute for a zone attribute group.
switch# config terminal
switch(config)# zone-attribute-group name admin-attributes vsan 10
switch(config-attribute-group)# broadcast
Related Commands Command
show zone-attribute-group
zone mode enhanced vsan
zone name
zone-attribute-group name
Cisco MDS 9000 Family Command Reference
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broadcast
no broadcast
Modification
This command was introduced.
Description
Displays zone attribute group information.
Enables enhanced zoning for a VSAN.
Configures zone attributes.
Configures zone attribute groups.
Chapter 3 B Commands
OL-16217-01, Cisco MDS SAN-OS Release 3.x