HP HSG Array Controller - Manual (Page 110)

Zoning 6-3
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Writer: Bill Reitz Project: StorageWorks Fibre Channel Storage Switch User's Guide Comments:
Part Number: AA-RHBYA-TE 135267-001 File Name: g-ch6 Zoning Last Saved On: 4/7/99 12:36 PM
Zone members see only members in their zones and, therefore, access only one
another. A device not included in a zone is not available to the zone devices.
The Simplicity of Zoning
Zoning involves:
■ Zone Specification – Telnet commands are used to create, delete, and
display zones, to add or remove zone members, and to configure zone
sets.
■ Zone Enforcement – the Fabric automatically and transparently restricts
access to only the devices that are defined zone(s) members.
■ Zone Management – you create and manipulate the zones.
Fibre Channel Fabric Customization
Uses for Zoning include:
■ Integrated support for heterogeneous environments by isolating systems
that have different operating environments or uses.
■ Creating Fabric functional areas by separating test or maintenance areas
from production areas.
■ Designating closed user groups by including certain zone devices for
exclusive use by zone members.
■ Simplifying resource utilization by consolidating equipment logically
for convenience.
■ Facilitating time sensitive functions by creating a temporary zone used
to backup a set of devices that are members of other zones.
■ Securing Fabric areas by providing another level of software security to
control port level access.
The Fibre Channel Fabric Value-Add
Services in the Fabric help Information Technology personnel manage the
Fibre Channel Fabric. Zoning Fabric characteristics are the same as other
Fabric services:
■ Administration from any Fabric Switch