HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software - Manual (Page 459)

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• To automatically create a zone if a zone does not meet a preset criteria, click the button
above the Zone pane. Then, select the option, Automatically create new zone if no
existing zone containing HBA and storage system ports is detected
. Select one of the
options listed. See ” Zone Customize Dialog ” on page 449 for more information about
setting the criteria. After you set the criteria, select a host and click Step 2. If the
management server finds a zone that meets the criteria, it selects the zone in the Zone pane.
If the management server does not find a zone that meets the criteria, it asks for a zone
name. See ” Naming Conventions for Zones ” on page 446 for more information about the
naming requirements for a zone. After you type a zone name, the new zone is displayed in
the Zone pane, but it has not been created yet. It is created when the job runs.
• To configure zoning manually, click the button above the Zone pane. Then, deselect the
option, Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA and
storage system ports is detected
. In the zone pane, you must select a zone or create one
manually.
If you see the icon next to a host, it means the host is unreachable.
3. Click the Step 2 button.
Information about the selected port, such as its Worldwide Name, is displayed below the Host
pane. The volumes for that host are displayed in the Volume pane.
4. Select a host security group in the LUN pane. See ” Creating a Host Security Group ” on
page 442 for information on how to create a host security group. See ” General Provisioning
Issues ” on page 374 for information on how your storage system handles host security groups.
5. Click Step 4.
Step 3 - Select a Zone
NOTE: If the zone has already been selected and Step 5 is clicked, skip this step or click the
button to clear the selection.
If you do not have a zone selected or you do not have one created yet, most likely the option,
Automatically Configure Zoning
, is not selected in the Zone Customize Dialog ( ). The
management server assumes you want to select a pre-existing zone or create one manually when
you deselect the Automatically Configure Zoning option.
• To reuse a zone - Select a zone in the Zone pane and then click Step 5. Expand a fabric
node to view its zones.
• To create a zone - Select a fabric in the zone pane, click the button, type a zone name.
See the following topic for more information.