EMULEX MODEL 375 SAN STORAGE SWITCH | CHAPTER 3: SWITCH MANAGEMENT |
USER’S GUIDE |
One-Step Zoning
Zoning allows ports to be divided into multiple virtual zones (or work groups), similar to Virtual Local Area Networking (VLAN). By separating activity on the network, zoning also eliminates change notification propagation (change notifications that occur within one zone cannot propagate to other zones.)
Use zoning to:
•Separate different operating system environments.
•Temporarily block or grant access during backup or other tasks.
•Consolidate equipment logically.
•Designate closed user groups for increased security.
•Separate test or maintenance areas from production areas.
Zone configuration settings are available on the Web Manager’s
To view the
Click Advanced Functions >
Figure 3-12: One-Step Zoning page
The switch is capable of up to twelve zones. Initially, all ports reside in Zone 0. However, a port will clear from Zone 0 whenever it is selected and placed in another zone.
The color of each zone indicates its status. See the descriptions in the following table:
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| Down (red) | One or more ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, but |
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| hardware has caused a failure. |
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| Up (green) | Ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, and the |
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| circuit is operational. |
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| Not Active (yellow) | Ports have been selected but zoning has not been activated. |
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| Undefined (gray) | No ports have been selected. |
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