Zoning Configuration; Configuring Zoning For The San - HP Brocade BladeSystem 4/12 User Manual

For FC fabrics, if an invalid name is entered for a zone or zone configuration, the application
displays a warning message. If there is a naming violation according to the vendor, the switch
returns the error message for the exact information along with the zone configuration activation
failure message.

Zoning configuration

At a minimum, zoning configuration entails creating zones and zone members. However, you can
also create zone aliases, zone configurations, and zone databases. You can define multiple zone
configurations, deactivating and activating individual configurations as your needs change. Zoning
configuration can also involve enabling or disabling safe zoning mode and the default zone.
The supported maximum zone database size is 1 MB. The Professional Edition does not support
large zone databases. In the Professional Edition, the maximum zone database size is 32 KB.

Configuring zoning for the SAN

The following procedure provides an overview of the steps you must perform to configure zoning for
the SAN.
Note that for any zoning-related procedure, changes to a zone database are not saved until you
click OK or Apply on the Zoning dialog box. If you click Cancel or the close button (X), no changes
are saved.
1. Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
2. Click the Zone DB tab if that tab is not automatically displayed.
3. Select an FC fabric from the Zoning Scope list.
4. If you want to show all the discovered fabrics in the Potential Members list, right-click in the
5. Create the zones.
6. Add members to each zone.
7.
8. Activate the zone configuration.
9. Set zoning policies for FC fabrics, if necessary.
10. Click OK or Apply to save your changes.
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The Zoning dialog box displays.
This identifies the target entity for all subsequent zoning actions and displays the zoning
database for the selected entity.
Potential Members list and select Display All.
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
Create a zone configuration.
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
For specific instructions, refer to
page 450 and "Enabling or disabling safe zoning mode for fabrics"
"Creating a new zone" on page 444.
"Adding members to a zone"
"Creating a zone configuration"
"Activating a zone configuration"
"Enabling or disabling the default zone for fabrics"
Zoning configuration
on page 445.
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