HP 8.20q Fibre Channel Switch - Manual (Page 38)

38 Managing fabrics
• MaxTotalMembers—The maximum number of zone and alias members that can be stored in the
switch’s zoning database. Each instance of a zone member or alias member counts toward this
maximum.
• MaxZonesInZoneSets—The maximum number of zone linkages to zonesets that can be configured on
the switch. A linkage is configured every time a zone is added to a zoneset.
• MaxMembersPerZone—The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any zone on the
switch. When added to a zone, an alias is considered to be a zone member.
• MaxMembersPerAlias—The maximum number of zone members that can be added to any alias on the
switch.
To view zoning properties and limits on a switch:
1. On the faceplate display, select Zoning > Edit Zoning to open the Edit Zoning dialog box.
2. Choose one of the following options:
• View the zoning properties/limits located directly below the zoning tool bar (
Figure 17 ).
• In the zonesets tree (left pane), right-click the Zonesets entry at the top of the tree, and then select
Properties.
• In the zonesets tree (left windowpane), select the zonesets entry at the top of the tree, and then
select Edit > Properties from the menu bar.
3. When you have finished viewing the zoning properties information, click OK to close the Properties
dialog box.
Managing the zoning database
The zoning database is managed using the following options:
• Editing the zoning database , page 38
• Options for resolving zoning , page 41
• Configuring the zoning database , page 41
• Saving and restoring the zoning database to a file , page 42
• Restoring the zoning database from a file , page 42
• Restoring the default zoning database , page 42
• Removing all zone and zoneset definitions , page 43
Editing the zoning database
Use the Edit Zoning dialog box ( Figure 17 ) to edit the zoning database of a particular switch. To open the
Edit Zoning dialog box, open the Zoning menu and select Edit Zoning. Changes can only be made to
inactive zonesets that are stored in flash (non-volatile) memory and retained after resetting the switch.
Figure 17 Edit Zoning dialog box