Implementing Zoning; Configuring Zoning - HP AA979A - StorageWorks SAN Switch 2/8V User Manual

Implementing Zoning

Zoning can be implemented and administered from any switch in the fabric.
Changes made to one switch are automatically distributed to all switches in the
fabric. For that reason, zoning requires that all switches in the fabric have an
active zoning license.
Zoning can be administered through either:

Configuring Zoning

Zoning is implemented by following the steps below:
1. Create alias (this step is optional).
2. Define zone.
3. Define zone configuration.
4. Enable zone configuration.
Each zone object defined—alias, zone, zone configuration—must have a unique
name; an alias cannot have the same name as another alias and it cannot have the
same name as a zone or a zone configuration.
Note:
ensure that they are stored in flash memory and protected against loss due to power
outages and the like.
1. Create alias (optional).
HP StorageWorks Zoning Version 2.6.1 User Guide
Telnet command interface—see
Web Tools web interface—refer to the HP StorageWorks Web Tools Version
2.6.1 User Guide.
During the configuration process below, changes should be saved periodically to
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 allow
an intuitive naming structure, such as using NT_Hosts to define all NT hosts
in the fabric.
An alias must be a unique alphanumeric string beginning with an alphabetical
character. The underscore (_) is allowed; alias names are case sensitive. That
is, nt_hosts is not the same name as NT_Hosts.
Appendix B, Zoning Telnet Commands.
Using Zoning
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