Fabric zoning, Zoning basics, 6 fabric zoning – HP StorageWorks 2.64 Director Switch User Manual
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High Availability Fabric Manager User Guide
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Fabric Zoning
This chapter explains how to:
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Zone fabrics
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Use zoning features and dialog boxes
Zoning Basics
Note:
Designing zoning can be a complex task, especially for multiswitch fabrics. Refer
to HP’s professional services organization before configuring zoning.
This section is designed to help you understand the following concepts so that you
can more efficiently use HAFM features to configure and manage zones across a
multiswitch fabric:
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Benefits of zoning.
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How zoning works to control access to storage devices and servers across a
fabric.
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Other methods of controlling access at the switch, server, and device (such as
binding).
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Merging zoned fabrics.
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Basic concepts of zoning that you must deal with in configuring zoning such
as zones, zone sets, active zones, default zones, and zoning libraries.