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49 setting up zoning, 50 zoning support – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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Storage Essentials 5.1 User Guide 331

• WWN of the connected element

Use the following table as a guideline for setting up zoning.

Keep in mind the following:

If you use another product to make zoning changes, such as add a zone, you must perform

Discovery Data Collection or Get Detailsfor the management server to be made aware of these

changes.

The management server creates a zone by finding the port or Worldwide Name of discovered

elements. The management server cannot create a zone by Fibre Channel addresses. An active

zone will appear empty in the user interface of the management server if you use third-party

software to create the zone by Fibre Channel addresses.

Use the following table for more information about what is supported for each type of switch.

Table 49

Setting Up Zoning

Step

Description

Where to Find

1

(Optional) Create a zone alias. Zone aliases

are used to give meaningful names to switch

ports, HBA ports, or storage system ports.

Creating Zone Aliases

” on page 334

2

Create zones. Zoning is the primary tool to

constrain groups of SAN members. A zone

defines a logical SAN that contains limited

element membership.
The only elements visible to members of a

zone are other members of that zone.

Creating a Zone in a Fabric

” on

page 337

3

Create zone sets. A zone set contains multiple

zones.

Creating a Zone Set

” on page 340

4

Activate a zone set. A switch fabric can have

multiple zone sets defined, but only one zone

set can be active.

Activating a Zone Set

” on page 344

Table 50

Zoning Support

Switch

Type

View

Active

Zones

View

Inactive

Zones

View

Aliases

Zone/

Zone Set

Provisioning

1

Zone Set

Copying

Port

Statistics

Brocade

Y

Y

Y

Y

N

Y

2

McDATA

SWAPI to

EFCM

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

Y