EMC Connectrix EC-1100 System User Manual page 47

Connectrix Manager Administration
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Zones are used in Connectrix to control the storage device discovery
process. Whenever a host bus adapter (HBA) boots or there is a
change in the state of a storage device, the HBA queries the ED-1032.
Zoning controls which devices on the fabric the HBA is allowed to
see. Zoning enhances network security and prevents data loss or
corruption by controlling access.
Using the zoning options available from the Fabric Manager's
Configure icon's pop-up menu, you create zones for devices attached
to fiber optic ports installed in one Fibre Channel Director
(single-switch fabric) or in multiple Fibre Channel Directors linked
through ISLs (multiswitch fabric).
Refer to Using the Zoning View on page 3-12 and all of Chapter 4 for
more information.
Determining Product The alert panel in the lower left corner of the Fabric View shows the
Status in the Fabric
most critical status for a product in the current fabric.
View
A yellow triangle in the alert panel (refer to Table 2-1 on page 2-7)
indicates that at least one product belonging to one of the displayed
fabrics has a degraded status. To determine which fabric has a
director with a degraded or failed status, click the fabric icon and
display the Topology View for that fabric. Look for the degraded alert
symbol behind a product icon.
Connectrix Manager Software Operation
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