Task 16: Plan Zone Sets For Multiple Directors (Optional) - HP Surestore 64 - Director Switch Planning Manual

Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Directors
(Optional)
If a name server zoning is to be implemented, carefully plan the characteristics and
security objectives (differentiation of operating systems, data sets user groups, devices, or
processes) of zone members, zones and zone sets.
If a fabric topology is implemented, zoning is configured on a fabric- wide basis. Planning
for zoned configurations must be carefully coordinated with planning a fabric topology.
The following factors should be considered when planning to implement name server
zoning:
• Zone and zone set naming conventions
The director conforms to the open fabric naming convention by using the following
zone and zone set naming rules:
– Zone and zone set names can be up to 64 characters in length.
– The first character of the name must be an upper case
alpha character (A through Z) or lower case alpha character
(a through z).
– Characters other than the first character can be upper or lower case
alphanumeric characters (A through Z, a through z, or 0 through 9), a dollar
sign ( $ ), hyphen ( - ), caret ( ^ ), or underscore ( _ ).
•
Zone members specified by port number or WWN
Consider if zoning is to be implemented by port number or WWN. Because changes to a
port connections or fiber-optic cable configurations may disrupt zone operation,
zoning by WWN is recommended. In addition, if a Brocade Switch is included in a zone,
the zone must be configured by WWN.
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Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Directors (Optional)