Problems With Zoning; Zoning Problems And Resolutions - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Problems with zoning

The following table lists some possible issues and recommended solutions for zoning errors.
Table 22

Zoning problems and resolutions

Problem
Receiving zoning errors.
The application is not
performing zoning discovery
very often.
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.
Zoning activation message is
displayed for a long time, but
zone set is not activated.
When opening the Zoning
dialog box from a particular
switch or fabric, the message
Cannot zone the
selected device or
fabric is displayed.
182 Troubleshooting
Cause/resolution
Verify that you did not configure zoning on a
non-principal switch.
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.
Although the error message states that the
requested zoning action failed, the zone set
correctly activated. Wait for the next zoning
polling to occur.
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.
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.