HP StorageWorks 2.32 Edge Switch - Manual (Page 182)

Troubleshooting 182
Problems with zoning
The following table lists some possible issues and recommended solutions for zoning errors.
Table 22 Zoning problems and resolutions
Problem Cause/resolution
Receiving zoning errors. Verify that you did not configure zoning on a
non-principal switch.
The application is not
performing zoning discovery
very often.
Zoning discovery is performed once at startup,
and then once every two hours during routine
discovery. If the Zoning dialog box is open,
zoning discovery is performed during every
polling cycle. It continues to discover at the
increased speed for 30 minutes before it returns
to the default value.
When activating a large zone
set on a two-switch fabric on
UNIX platforms, an error
message is displayed stating
Failed to perform the
requested zoning
action: Failed to zone
due to exception
COM.hp.hafmecc.HafmUn
availableException
.
Although the error message states that the
requested zoning action failed, the zone set
correctly activated. Wait for the next zoning
polling to occur.
Zoning activation message is
displayed for a long time, but
zone set is not activated.
Telnet zoning can take a long time. To improve
speed, open the Discover Setup dialog box and
add the HAFM IP address for HP switches to the
Selected Individual Addresses list.
When opening the Zoning
dialog box from a particular
switch or fabric, the message
Cannot zone the
selected device or
fabric
is displayed.
The application may have been unable to log in
to the fabric due to another active session.
Verify that there is not another active session.
The application may not support zoning on any
of the discovered products.