Zone Sets; Active Zone Set; Zoning Library; Merging Zoned Fabrics - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 User Manual

Fabric Zoning

Zone Sets

A zone set is a group of zones that you can activate or deactivate as a 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.
Refer to Table 6–2 on page 6-12
that you can configure in a zone set and the number of zone sets that you can configure
in the HAFM zoning library.
Here are some important points to remember about zone sets:
• If no zone set is active, and the default zone is disabled, then no devices can
communicate.
• If you activate a zone set when there is already an active zone set, that set will
replace the currently active zone set.
• If you deactivate the current active zone set, then all devices connected in the
fabric become members of the default zone.

Active Zone Set

An active zone set is a zone set that is currently active on a single-switch fabric or
across all managed products in a multiswitch fabric. At any time, you can disable
zoning by deactivating the active zone set and enabling the default zone, or you can
enable zoning by activating a zone set. When a zone set is active, all zones that are
members of that zone set are active. Only one zone set can be active for the fabric at
one time. If no zones are active, then all devices are considered to be in the default
zone.

Zoning Library

The Zoning Library contains all of the zone members, zones, and zone sets configured
through the HAFM. Any zone set in the library may be selected and activated on a
fabric. You can view components of this library through dialog boxes and panels in the
Zones and Zone Sets tabs of the Zoning Library dialog box.

Merging Zoned Fabrics

Managed products are linked through ISLs to form multiswitch fabrics. In a
multiswitch fabric, the active zoning configuration applies to the entire fabric. Any
change to the configuration applies to all Switches in the fabric.
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for details on the number of zones and zone members
ha-fabric manager user guide