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49 resources in two zones, 50 overview of zoning capabilities – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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storage system B. The following figure is an example of switch port zoning because the zones are

assigned to ports on a switch.

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Resources in Two Zones

The following diagram provides an overview of zoning:

Figure 50

Overview of Zoning Capabilities

Description

Zone Sets

- A zone set is a collection of zones. You can have only one zone set active at a time

in a fabric; however, you can have a zone in more than one zone set. Zones sets are usually

created for a particular task.

Zone

- A collection of zone aliases and ports.

Ports

- The Worldwide Name of the port to which an element is connected. A port in a zone

can be of two types:

• switch port WWN