M-Series And Mcdata Zoning Limits; Zoning Limits And Enforcement - HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays Reference Manual

Zoning limits and enforcement

Table 69 lists zoning limits for M-series and McDATA switches. (See also "Zoning" on page 421.)
Table 69 M-series and McDATA zoning limits
Zoning parameter
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 (in-
cluding loop devices)
1
In fabric configurations that include more than 1,500 devices, any Edge Switch 2/16, Edge Switch 2/32, or Director 2/64
should be deployed at the edge of the fabric.
Table 70 describes zoning enforcement for M-series and McDATA switches.
Firmware 09. xx . xx
Maximum value with M-series
switches
4,096
2,048
4,096
4,096
64
4,096
2,048
64
1
2,048
1
2,048
Firmware 6.4. x . xx . xx
Maximum value with McDATA
4 Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem
4,096
2,047
4,096
4,096
64
4,096
2,048
64
600
600
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