Rules For Configuring Zones; Zoning With Hardware Assist (Mixed-Port And Wwn Zones); Session-Based Hard Zoning - HP A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base User Manual

Figure 8

Zoning with hardware assist (mixed-port and WWN zones)

Figure 9

Session-based hard zoning

In Figure 9, only the ports that are overlapped are software-enforced with hardware assist.

Rules for configuring zones

Observe the following rules when configuring zones.
• If security is a priority, use hard zoning.
• The use of aliases is optional with zoning, and using aliases requires structure when defining zones.
However, aliases aid administrators of a zoned fabric to understand the structure and context.
• Evaluate the security requirements of the fabric. If additional security is required, add HP Secure
Fabric OS into the fabric.
• If the fabric includes an HP StorageWorks switch and you support a third-party switch product, they
are able to use only WWN zoning; other types of zoning, including QuickLoop, are not supported.
184 Administering advanced zoning
Port_WWN
Zone1
Port_WWN
Zone2
Port_Zone1
WWN_Zone1
Core
Switch
Zone Boundaries
Core
Switch
Zone Boundaries
Port_WWN
Zone3
Port_WWN
Zone4
22.4b(13.4)
Port_Zone2
WWN_Zone2
22.5b(13.5)