HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch - Manual (Page 89)

Configuring Zones
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■ When no zone set is activated, then all devices are considered to be in the
default zone.
■ If a zone set is active, then all connected devices that are not included as
members of a zone in the active zone set are included in the default zone.
Zone Sets
A zone set is a group of zones that you can activate or deactivate as a single entity
across all managed products in either a single switch or a multiswitch fabric. Only
one zone set can be active at one time. Devices that are members of zones in the
zone set can only communicate with members of zones in the same zone set.
However, devices can be included as members of more than one zone set. By
activating a zone set, you are making all zones in the set active.
The following are some important points to remember about zone sets:
■ If no zone set is active, and the default zone is disabled, then no devices can
communicate.
■ If you activate a zone set when there is already an active zone set, that set will
replace the currently-active zone set.
■ If you deactivate the current active zone set, then all devices connected in the
fabric become members of the default zone.
Active Zone Set
An active zone set is a zone set that is currently active on a single-switch fabric or
across all managed products in a multiswitch fabric. At any time, you can disable
zoning by deactivating the active zone set and enabling the default zone, or you
can enable zoning by activating a zone set. When a zone set is active, all zones
that are members of that zone set are active. Only one zone set can be active for
the fabric at one time. If no zones are active, then all devices are considered to be
in the default zone.
Merging Zoned Fabrics
Managed products are linked through Interswitch Links (ISLs) to form
multiswitch fabrics. In a multiswitch fabric, the active zoning configuration
applies to the entire fabric. Any change to the configuration applies to all switches
in the fabric.