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  • Page 1 user's guide version 3.0 zoning www.hp.com...
  • Page 2 Hewlett-Packard shall not be liable for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Contents Preface About This Guide ......... . Related Publications .
  • Page 4 Implementing Zoning ........Configuring Zoning .

  • Page 5: Preface

    Preface Zoning is a standard feature on the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 16B products. It is also available for the HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B if the Zoning license is installed. Zoning is supported for the FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and the FC 16B switch using Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later, and for the HP Brocade 2400/2800 and the FC 6164 switches using Fabric OS version a2.4.1 or later.
  • Page 6 Provided on the FC Entry Switch 8B and FC Switch 8B Documentation CD, and at the HP Web site http://www.hp.com/support/fc8B • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Getting Started Guide (A7346-90902) • HP Surestore FC 1Gb/2Gb Entry Switch 8B and FC 1Gb/2Gb Switch 8B Installation and Reference Guide •...

  • Page 7: System Requirements And Compatibility

    System Requirements and Compatibility Compatibility with other Products Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later can be installed and run on the FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and FC 16B products. The FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, and the FC 16B switch running Fabric OS version 3.0.1b or later can operate in the same fabric with the HP Brocade 2400/2800 and FC 6164 switches running the a2.4.1 or later versions of Fabric OS.
  • Page 8 viii Zoning User’s Guide...

  • Page 9: Introducing Zoning

    Chapter Introducing Zoning Zoning allows you to partition your Storage Area Network (SAN) into logical groupings of devices that can access each other. Using Zoning, you can arrange fabric-connected devices into logical groups, or zones, over the physical configuration of the fabric. Zones can be configured dynamically.

  • Page 10: Implementing Zoning

    Introducing Zoning Figure 1-1 below illustrates three zones with some overlap. It also contains devices that are not assigned to a zone, and are thus not active in the fabric if Zoning is enabled. No zone Figure 1-1 Fabric with Three Zones Implementing Zoning Implementing Zoning simplifies the zoning process in the following ways: •...

  • Page 11: Installing Zoning

    Chapter Installing Zoning A Zoning license can be installed with either: • Installing Zoning with Telnet Commands page 2-1 • Installing Zoning from Web Tools page 2-2 Installing Zoning with Telnet Commands To install using telnet commands, perform the following steps: Log onto the switch by telnet, see the user’s guide provided with the hardware for details, using an account that has administrative privileges.

  • Page 12: Installing Zoning From Web Tools

    Installing Zoning Installing Zoning from Web Tools To install using Web Tools, perform the following steps: Launch your browser. Enter the switch name or IP address in the Location/Address field. When the Fabric View appears, click on the appropriate switch icon. When the Switch View appears, click the admin button.

  • Page 13: Using Zoning

    Chapter Using Zoning This chapter explains the concept of zoning and how to use Zoning to partition a fabric into logical groupings of devices. Understanding Zoning A zone is a group of fabric-connected devices arranged into a specified grouping. Any device connected to a fabric can be included in one or more zones.

  • Page 14: Zone Enforcement

    Using Zoning Zone Enforcement Hardware Enforced Zones In a hardware enforced zone, all zone members are specified as either switch ports or WWN, but not both. Any number of ports or WWNs in the fabric can be configured to the zone. When a zone member is specified by port number or WWN, the individual device port or WWN is included in the zone.

  • Page 15: Enabling A Zone Configuration

    Using Zoning Saved This is the zone configuration that was last saved. It resides in flash memory and it is persistent. In Figure 3-1, the defined and effective configurations are saved to flash: Defined Effective Disabled Saved Disable Path Enable Path Defined Config 1 Config 1...

  • Page 16: Enabling A Zone Configuration

    Using Zoning In Figure 3-2, zone configurations are defined, enabled and saved to flash: Defined Enabled Saved Enable . . .then Save to Flash Config1 Config1 Config1 Config2 Config2 Config3 Config3 Config4 Config4 Config5 (new) Save directly to Flash Enforced Figure 3-2 Saving a Zone Configuration •...

  • Page 17: Configuring Zoning

    Using Zoning Implementing Zoning Zoning can be implemented and administered from any switch in the fabric. When a change in the configuration is saved, enabled or disabled per the transactional model, it is automatically distributed to all switches in the fabric. For that reason, Zoning requires that all switches in the fabric have an active Zoning license.

  • Page 18: Modifying Configurations

    Using Zoning A zone is a group of devices that can communicate with each other. Zone membership can include ports, WWNs, or aliases, or 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 alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha character.

  • Page 19: Adding A Switch

    Using Zoning The switch configuration file can also be uploaded to the host for archiving and it can be downloaded from the host to all switches in the fabric. Adding a Switch When a new FC Entry Switch 8B, FC Switch 8B, or FC 16B is added to the fabric, it automatically takes on the zone configuration information from the fabric.

  • Page 20: Transactional Model

    Using Zoning In the simplest case, where both fabrics have identical zone configuration data and the same configuration enabled, the fabrics join to make one larger fabric with the same zone configuration enabled across the new fabric. If the fabrics have different zone configuration data, the two sets of zone configuration data are merged if possible.
  • Page 21 Chapter Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops In addition to zoning fabrics, explained in Chapter 3, Using Zoning, Zoning can also be used to create QuickLoop partnerships and to zone QuickLoops. For JBODs, private hosts, and other private loop devices, QuickLoop allows arbitrated loops to be attached to a fabric. For example, the QuickLoop and Zoning combination can allow a private host to participate in a Storage Area Network (SAN).

  • Page 22: Quickloop Zoning Advantages

    Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops In QuickLoop zoning, devices within a QuickLoop can be partitioned off within that QuickLoop to form QuickLoop zones; in other words, a QuickLoop Zone is a subset of a QuickLoop and can include only QuickLoop devices. QuickLoop Zoning Advantages In addition to the advantages of fabric zoning - security, customization of environments, and optimization of IT resources - QuickLoop zoning can protect devices from disruption by unrelated...

  • Page 23: Configuring Quickloop Zones

    Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops QuickLoop zone members are designated by looplet (port number), or by Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA). There are 126 unique AL_PAs per QuickLoop; therefore, a QuickLoop zone can contain no more than 126 devices. Configuring QuickLoop Zones To configure QuickLoop Zoning, perform the following: Establish QuickLoop partnerships Create a QuickLoop...

  • Page 24: Define Quickloop Zone Configuration

    Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops To define a QuickLoop zone, specify the list of members to be included and assign a unique zone name. A QuickLoop zone name must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha character. The underscore character ( _ ) is allowed and zone names are case-sensitive. For example, Zone1 is not the same name as zone1.

  • Page 25: Set Up A Fabric Zone Configuration

    Chapter Detailed Zoning Examples The following examples illustrate setting up a zone configuration. Note that changes have been saved periodically to facilitate switching from one configuration to another. In addition to the periodic saves, the cfgShow command has been issued to display current status to verify that changes have been processed.
  • Page 26 Detailed Zoning Examples test180_Jr:admin> qlPortEnable 2 Setting port to Quick Loop mode, Committing configuration...done. Activate looplet 2 test180_Jr:admin> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On switch 2... <Set QuickLoop partner and enable QuickLoop ports on switch 2> test181_Jr:admin> qlPartner “10:00:00:60:69:00:00:11 Setting Quick Loop to dual-switch mode, Committing configuration...done.
  • Page 27 Detailed Zoning Examples test180_Jr.admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone1”, “Private_ServerA; Private_StorageA” <Create QuickLoop zones, using ports> test180_Jr:admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone1”, “Private_ServerA; Private_StorageA” test180_Jr:admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone2”, “Private_ServerB; Private_StorageB” <Create Fabric Zones, using switch ports or device WWNs> test180_Jr:admin>zoneCreate “fabric_zone1”, “Fabric_ServerA; Fabric_StorageA” test180_Jr:admin>zoneCreate “fabric_zone2”, “Fabric_ServerB; Fabric_StorageB” <Save and enable the zone configuration>...

  • Page 28: Set Up Zones In Dual-Switch Quickloop

    Detailed Zoning Examples alias: Private_ServerB alias: Private_StorageA alias: Private_StorageB Effective configuration: cfg: cfg1 zone: fabric_zone1 50:06:0b:00:00:06:9a:d6 50:06:04:82:bc:01:9a:1b zone: fabric_zone2 50:06:0b:00:00:06:ad:10 50:06:04:82:bc:01:9a:1c zone: ql_zone1 zone: ql_zone2 test180_Jr:admin> <END> Set Up Zones in Dual-Switch QuickLoop The following example illustrates setting up zones in a dual-switch QuickLoop. In this configuration, all ports on the switches, except for E_Ports, are enabled for QuickLoop and participate in a logical PLDA (Private Loop Direct Attach).
  • Page 29 Detailed Zoning Examples no configuration defined Effective confguration: no configuration in effect --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- <Create aliases for switch 1 and switch 2 using switches WWNs> switch1:admin> aliCreate “switch1_WWN”, “10:00:00:60:69:10:1c:19” switch1:admin> aliCreate “swtich2_WWN”, “10:00:00:60:69:10:1b:a9” <Create a dual-switch QuickLoop> switch1:admin> qLoopCreate “qloop1”, “switch1_WWN; switch2_WWN” Note: The above steps are equivalent to the following: On switch 1...
  • Page 30 Detailed Zoning Examples switch1:admin>aliCreate “Private_StorageA”, “2,2” switch1:admin> aliCreate “Private_StorageB”, “2,3” switch1:admin> aliCreate “Private_StorageC”, “2,4” <Create QuickLoop zones using ports> switch1:admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone1”, “Private_ServerA; Private_StorageA” switch1:admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone2”, “Private_ServerB; Private_StorageB: switch1:admin> zoneCreate “ql_zone3”, “Private_ServerC; Private_Storage <Create a configuration for QuickLoop zones> switch1:admin>...
  • Page 31 Detailed Zoning Examples alias:Private_StorageA alias:Private_StorageB alias:Private_StorageC alias: switch1_WWN 10:00:00:60:10:1c:19 alias: switch2_WWN 10:00:00:60:10:1b:a9 qloop: qloop1 switch1; switch2 Effective configuration: cfg: cfg1 zone: ql_zone1 zone: ql_zone2 zone: ql_zone3 qloop: qloop1 10:00:00:60:69:10:1c:19 10:00:00:60:69:10:1b:a9 switch1:admin> <END> Zoning User’s Guide...
  • Page 32 Detailed Zoning Examples Zoning User’s Guide...
  • Page 33 Glossary 8b/10b An encoding scheme that converts each 8-bit byte into 10 bits. Used to balance Encoding ones and zeros in high-speed transports. Address A 24-bit or 8-bit value used to identify the source or destination of a frame. Identifier Advanced A software product that provides error and performance information to the Performance...
  • Page 34 Bit Error Rate; the rate at which bits are expected to be received in error. Expressed as the ratio of error bits to total bits transmitted. See also Error. Block As applies to Fibre Channel, upper-level application data that is transferred in a single sequence.
  • Page 35 Disparity The relationship of ones and zeros in an encoded character. “Neutral disparity” means an equal number of each, “positive disparity” means a majority of ones, and “negative disparity” means a majority of zeros. Distributed The combined user’s guides for the software products Extended Fabrics and Fabrics Remote Switch.
  • Page 36 Fabric A software product that works in conjunction with Web Tools to provide a Manager graphical user interface for managing switch groups as a single unit, instead of as separate switches. Fabric Manager is installed on and run from a computer workstation.
  • Page 37 FSPF Fabric Shortest Path First. Routing protocol for Fibre Channel switches. Full-duplex A mode of communication that allows the same port to simultaneously transmit and receive frames. See also Half-duplex. Fx_Port A fabric port that can operate as either an F_Port or FL_Port. See also F_Port, FL_Port.
  • Page 38 JBOD Just a Bunch Of Disks; indicates a number of disks connected in a single chassis to one or more controllers. See also RAID. K28.5 A special 10-bit character used to indicate the beginning of a transmission word that performs Fibre Channel control and signaling functions. The first seven bits of the character are the comma pattern.
  • Page 39 Multimode A fiber optic cabling specification that allows up to 500 meters between devices. N_Port Node Port; a port on a node that can connect to a Fibre Channel port or to another N_Port in a point-to-point connection. See also NL_Port, Nx_Port. Name Server Frequently used to indicate Simple Name Server.
  • Page 40 Private Device A device that supports arbitrated loop protocol and can interpret 8-bit addresses, but cannot log into the fabric. Private Loop An arbitrated loop that does not include a participating FL_Port. Protocol A defined method and a set of standards for communication. Public An NL_Port that logs into the fabric, can function within either a public or a NL_Port...
  • Page 41 Sequence Initiative. Single Mode The fiber optic cabling standard that corresponds to distances of up to 10 km between devices. SNMP Simple Network Management Protocol. An internet management protocol that uses either IP for network-level functions and UDP for transport-level functions, or TCP/IP for both.
  • Page 42 U_Port Universal Port; a switch port that can operate as a G_Port, E_Port, F_Port, or FL_Port. A port is defined as a U_Port when it is not connected or has not yet assumed a specific function in the fabric. User Datagram Protocol; a protocol that runs on top of IP and provides port multiplexing for upper-level protocols.
  • Page 43 Index adding switches fabric devices administering security fabric merging aliases Fibre Channel Association Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA) flash memory checking grouping domain ID concepts configuring QuickLoop zones hardware zones zoning creating aliases QuickLoop partnerships QuickLoop zones 1-2, 3-5 customizing environments implementing zoning installing zoning defining...
  • Page 44 optimizing resources using zoning 4-1, 4-3 partnerships, QuickLoop WebTools installation port zone WWN zone QuickLoop zone types advantages zoning configuration 3-4, 3-5 configuration creating customization defining defining 4-1, 4-3 partnerships devices zones enabling implementation implementing installation multiple QuickLoops replicating security software using sample configurations...

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