McDATA 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual page 95

NOTE: If a managed product's Domain ID changes, you must reconfigure all
zones that contained the managed product's port as a zone member. We
recommend assigning unique Preferred Domain IDs to each switch in the
fabric using the Switch Parameters page to change the Preferred Domain IDs
(see
Configuring Switch Parameters
A default zone consists of all devices that have not been configured as
Default Zone
members of a zone in a currently-active zone set. Remember:
• You can enable or disable the default zone separately from the
active zone set by selecting the Zoning command from the
Configure menu. Enabling the default zone allows all devices and
ports not configured as members of the active zone set to
communicate. If the default zone is disabled, these ports and
devices cannot communicate.
• If 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 a members of a zone in the active zone set are
included in the default zone.
A zone set is a group of zones that you can activate or deactivate as a
Zone Sets
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.
Table 4-1
McDATA fabrics that are supported by switch and director firmware.
Although the EFCM Basic interface or other interfaces may allow you
to configure greater values, values in this table have been tested and
are supported. For the latest limits, refer to the Supported Fabrics
Configuration Document located on
Library or contact your customer support representative.
on page 3-11).
on page 4-10 shows the limits for configuring zoning in
Understanding Zoning
www.mcdata.com in the Resource
Configuring Zoning
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