HP Surestore 6164 Switch - Manual (Page 21)

Using Zoning 21
Steps to Implement Zoning
1. (Optional) Create an alias.
An alias is a name assigned to a device or group of devices. By creating
an alias you can assign a familiar name to a device, or you can group
multiple devices into a single name. This can simplify cumbersome
entries, and it can allow an intuitive naming structure such as using
NT_Hosts to define all NT hosts in the fabric.
An alias must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha
character. The underscore character ( _ ) is allowed and alias names are
case sensitive. For example,
nt_hosts is not the same name as
NT_Hosts .
Aliases can greatly simplify the administrative process; however, they
are not required to define zones.
2. Define the zone.
A zone is a group of devices that can communicate with each other.
Zone membership can include ports, WWNs, or aliases, or any
combination of these. Further, a device can be included in more than one
zone.
To define a zone, specify the list of members to be included and assign a
unique zone name; the zone name must be a unique alpha-numeric
string beginning with an alpha character. The underscore character ( _ )
is allowed and zone names are case sensitive. For example,
green_zone is not the same name as Green_Zone .
Specify zone members by port number, WWN, alias, or any
combination of these.
To specify by port number, you must specify switch domain ID and port
number, for example, 2,12 indicates switch domain ID 2, port number
12. When a member is specified by port number, all devices connected
to the port are included in the zone.
To specify by WWN, specify node name or port/device as an 8- hex
number separated by colons, for example,
10:00:00:60:69:00:8a .
These eight numbers are compared to the node and port name presented
in a login frame (
FLOGI or PLOGI ). When a zone member is specified
by node name, all ports on the device are included in the zone. When a