Configuring Quickloop Zones; Establish Quickloop Partnerships; Create A Quickloop; Define Quickloop Zone - HP StorageWorks 8B - FC Entry Switch User Manual

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:
1.

Establish QuickLoop partnerships

2.

Create a QuickLoop

3.

Define QuickLoop zone

4. Define QuickLoop zone configuration
5. Enable QuickLoop zone configuration
Establish QuickLoop Partnerships
QuickLoop partnerships can be established between two switches using either the Web GUI or the
qlPartner command.
Create a QuickLoop
A QuickLoop is comprised of mixed private and public FL_ports on one or two partner switches
within the fabric. Mixing private and public loop topologies is allowed in a QuickLoop zone. To
create a QuickLoop, specify a QuickLoop name (referred to as a qloop name for zoning), followed
by a list of AL_PAs to be included. QuickLoop names define the switch (or pair of switches) that
make up the QuickLoop. For an example, see Chapter 5, Detailed Zoning Examples.
A QuickLoop name must be a unique alpha-numeric string beginning with an alpha character. The
underscore character ( _ ) is allowed and names are case-sensitive. For example, Qloop1 is not the
same name as qloop1.
Define QuickLoop Zone
A QuickLoop zone is a group of mixed private and public FL_ports or AL_PAs that can
communicate with each other. These ports and AL_PAs must reside within the same QuickLoop.
To be a QuickLoop zone, every member must be either a looplet (FL_port) or an AL_PA within a
single QuickLoop. QuickLoop zones can overlap looplets, but they must be confined to a single
QuickLoop.
QuickLoop zones are hardware enforced, but zones within a single looplet are not enforceable;
therefore, it is recommended that you do not partition devices within a looplet into different zones.
Zoning User's Guide
Zoning and Partnering with QuickLoops
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