Zoning Limitations - HP 316095-B21 - StorageWorks Edge Switch 2/24 Release Note

Zoning limitations

With firmware 06.00.00 and later, you have the ability to configure large zone sets,
including up to 1024 zones and 1024 end ports in a single zone set.
the supported limits for the edge switches and directors.
Table 3 Zoning parameters supported limits
Number of zone members in a zone
Number of zones in a zone set
Number of unique zone members in a zone set
Total number of zone members in a zone set (where a zone
member can be in multiple zones)
Characters per zoning name
Number of unique zone members in HAFM Zoning Library
Number of zones in HAFM Zoning Library
Number of zone sets in HAFM Zoning Library
Number of end ports
Number of devices supported (including loop devices)
Using the same firmware
All directors and edge switches in the same fabric should have the same firmware level
installed—whether 1 Gbps or 2 Gbps capable, this firmware operates correctly.
The recently released Edge Switch 2/12 had an interim firmware specific for the Edge
Switch 2/12, 05.05.00-12. This firmware cannot be used for any other edge switch
or director. This interim version is compatible with the M-Series firmware 05.02.00-13
used for the rest of the M-Series fabric products. The firmware 07.01.02–4 is a common
firmware for all the M-Series fabric products, including the Edge Switch 2/12.
Firmware 06.02.00-22 provides support for second-generation Edge Switch 2/12 and
Edge Switch 2/24 switches. This is the minimum M-Series firmware supported on the
second-generation Edge Switch 2/12 and Edge Switch 2/24.
For customers who want to add a second-generation switch to their existing SAN, but
are not ready to upgrade their SAN from 5.x to 06.02.00, there is a downgrade
firmware version for each of these edge switches which provides compatibility with a
SAN running 05.02.00.
Zoning parameter
Maximum value
2048
1024
2048
4096
32
2048
1024
64
1024
1024
HA-Fabric Manager release notes
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