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Table 52: zone methods and tabs available, Zoning method and hard or soft zoning enforcement, 52 zone methods and tabs available – HP StorageWorks MSA 2.8 SAN Switch User Manual

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Zoning Method and Hard or Soft Zoning Enforcement

Whether you are using soft zoning or hard zoning is determined by the way the
zone objects are defined.

Table 52: Zone Methods and Tabs Available

Zone Level

Available Tabs

Mixed Zoning

Alias

Zone

QuickLoop

Fabric

Assist

Config

Port Zoning

Alias

Zone

QuickLoop

Fabric

Assist

Config

WWN Zoning

Alias

Zone

QuickLoop

Fabric

Assist

Config

AL_PA Zoning

Alias

Zone

QuickLoop

Config

Hard Zoning

<domain, portID> exclusively or WWNs exclusively. That
is, using only one of these methods to define all objects in
the zoning database.

Soft Zoning

In software enforced zoning, zone or alias members can be
defined by a mixture of port IDs and WWNs.