Creating, Editing, or Deleting Zones

Creating or Editing Zones

You can create a zone or edit an existing zone.

To create or edit a zone:

1. Select Folders > Zones in the navigation pane.
   The ZONES page is displayed.
   

2. Either,

   • Create a new zone, click New Zone.
     The New Zone window is displayed.
     

   Or,

   • Edit an existing zone, click the zone name.
     The zone window is displayed with the zone name as the window title.

3. Complete the fields in the GENERAL tab:
   Name – A name for the zone. The name must be unique. The name can contain alpha, numeric and space characters. You must enter a name to specify selected folders or edge filers.
   Description – A description for the zone.
   Policy will include – The folder policy to apply to the zone.

   • All Folders – All the folders in the global namespace are included in the zone.
   • Selected Folders – Only the specified folders are included in the zone. When this option is selected, the POLICY tab is displayed, enabling you to specify the folders to include in the zone.
     
     Select cloud folders or user folders and then start typing the name of a folder. The list of folders that match what you type is displayed, enabling you to select the folders to add to the zone.
     Folders are identified in the user interface by the OWNER column in the POLICY tab.
     
     Note

     Adding a cloud folder automatically includes all the cloud folder subfolders. Any folder added to the cloud folder at a later date is also included automatically in the zone.

   • No Folders – The zone will not include any folders.

4. In the DEVICES tab, specify edge filers that can see the folders in the zone. When edge filers are specified, only those edge filers have access to the folder in the zone. When no edge filers are selected, every edge filer has access to the folders in the zone.
   Start typing the name of an edge filer. The list of edge filers that match what you type is displayed, enabling you to select the edge filers to add to the zone.
   

   Notes

   An edge filer that has already been added to a zone can still be added to another zone.
   If you change the policy for a zone from All folders, the following warning is displayed.
   
   To continue with the change, click I UNDERSTAND, PROCEED, Otherwise, click CANCEL.

5. Click SAVE.

The zone is created or updated.

Deleting a Zone

If only one zone is defined, it cannot be deleted. Also, if a zone is defined as the default zone, it cannot be deleted. If the zone to delete is the default zone, first make another zone the default zone, in order to delete this zone.

To delete a zone:

1. Select Folders > Zones in the navigation pane.
   The ZONES page opens, displaying all the zones.
2. Select the zone's row.
3. Click Delete.
   A confirmation window is displayed.
4. Click DELETE to confirm.

The zone is deleted.