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Zoning version 2.6.1 user guide
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Using Zoning
2. A zone is a group of devices that can communicate with each other. Zone
3. Define zone configuration.
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Aliases can greatly simplify the administrative process, but they are not
required to define zones.
membership can include ports, WWNs, aliases, and any combination of these.
A device can be included in more than one zone.
To define a zone, specify the list of members to be included and assign a
unique zone name. The zone name must be a unique alphanumeric string
beginning with an alphabetical character. The underscore (_) is allowed; zone
names are case sensitive. For example, green_zone is not the same name as
Green_Zone.
Specify zone members by port number, WWN, alias, or any combination of
these.
To specify by port number, you must specify switch domain ID and port
number; for example, 2.12 represents switch domain ID 2, port number 12.
When a member is specified by port number, all devices connected to the port
are included in the zone.
To specify by WWN, specify node name or port/device as an 8-character
hexadecimal number separated by colons; for example,
10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8A. These eight numbers are compared to the node and
port name presented in a login frame (FLOGI or PLOGI). When a zone
member is specified by port name, only that port on the device (node) is
included in the zone.
To specify by alias, specify the alias name.
Zone members can also be designated by a combination of these methods.
For example:
2,12; 2,14; 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8A; nt_hosts
contains any devices connected to switch 2, ports 12 and 14, the device with a
node name or port name of 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a, and devices associated
with the alias nt_hosts.
A zone configuration is a group of zones that are enforced whenever that zone
configuration is enabled. A zone can be included in more than one zone
configuration.
HP StorageWorks Zoning Version 2.6.1 User Guide

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