Guidelines for configuration, Switches, Zones and arrays – Sun Microsystems FC Switch-8 and Switch-16 816-0830-12 User Manual

Page 45: Zones and storage

Chapter 2

Configurations

Guidelines for Configuration

Switches

For high-availability applications, configure two sets of switches in parallel.

Zones and Arrays

See

TABLE 2-7

for more information on Zones and

TABLE 2-8

for more information on

zones, arrays and initiators.

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Sun StorEdge T3 arrays support SL zones and nameserver zones (or zones in
which a host has made a point-to-point Fabric connection to a switch and the Sun
StorEdge T3 array is attached to a TL-port).

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Do not mix different arrays in the same zone. A single zone can contain only Sun
StorEdge A3500FC arrays, or only Sun StorEdge A5200 arrays, or only Sun
StorEdge T3 arrays.

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You may configure a minimum of one port per zone
For example, a 16-port switch can have a maximum of 16 zones

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Zones cannot overlap (for example, a particular port can only belong to one zone)

Zones and Storage

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You can dynamically add storage to an SL zone, using

luxadm

procedures for the

Sun StorEdge A5200 array. See “Adding a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array” on
page 123.

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Segmented Loop (SL) zones and nameserver zones (translated loop zones) must
be in different hard zones on a switch.