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3. Click Next. The Select Zoning window is displayed.

NOTE

For the Brocade 8000, if you do not have a Ports on Demand license, none of the ports are

usable, so the wizard displays a message and exits. You must add the Ports on Demand

license using the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager or the command line interface. For more

information, refer to “Adding a port l icens e” on page 38.

Zoning selection options

The next step in configuring your switch is to select zoning. There are three choices:

•Typical Zoning creates a port-based zoning scheme based on the connections made on the

Configure Ports and Connect Devices window (Figure16). This zoning scheme creates a

two-member zone for every possible pairing of HBA (H) and storage (S) ports connected on the

Configure Ports and Connect Devices window. This ensures that any host device connected to

an H port is able to communicate with any storage device connected to an S port.

NOTE

You can use Typical Zoning for dual-capable devices (devices that are configured to function

both as initiators and targets), but in Typical Zoning mode, these devices are recognized as

targets by EZSwitchSetup and are rejected if attached to a host port.

•Custom Zoning allows you to customize which initiators access which targets, and creates a

device-based zoning scheme based on your choices. The HBAs and storage devices should

already be connected to the switch. Custom Zoning provides a device accessibility matrix for

you to modify; it then automatically creates zones based on that matrix. Custom Zoning

supports only single-switch fabrics. If you select this option, when you click Next, the wizard

closes and the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager application opens.

•Advanced Zoning allows you complete customization of your zoning and should be used if you

are familiar with zoning and zoning practices. If you select this option, when you click Next, the

wizard closes and the Advanced Management application (Web Tools) opens. For specific

information about using Web Tools for zoning, refer to the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.

Contents

Main Brocade Communications Systems, Incorporated Document History Title Publication number Summary of changes Date EZSwitchSetup Administrators Guide 53-1001344-02 Added support for the BrocadeVA-40FC. Contents About This Document Chapter 1 Introducing EZSwitchSetup Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Switch Chapter 3 Managing Your Switch Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations Index About This Document How this document is organized Supported hardware and software Whats new in this document Document conventions Text formatting Notes, Cautions, and Warnings ATTENTION Notice to the reader Additional information Brocade resources Other industry resources Getting technical help Document Feedback Page Introducing EZSwitchSetup Overview of EZSwitchSetup EZSwitchSetup software and hardware requirements TABLE 1 Configuring Internet Explorer FIGURE 2 Supported switches Language support for EZSwitchSetup Page Page Setting Up Your Switch Installing and running the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 3 Launching the EZSwitchSetup wizard FIGURE 4 Connecting cables Page FIGURE 6 6 C 1 Discovering the switch FIGURE 8 FIGURE 9 Confirming IP addresses FIGURE 10 FIGURE 11 Configuring the switch 2 Switch discovery failure Configuring the switch TABLE 2 Symptom Correction For serial connections: For Ethernet connections: Setting switch parameters Zoning selection options FIGURE 14 Configuring zones on the switch Specifying devices FIGURE 15 Connecting devices and completing the setup FIGURE 16 Page FIGURE 18 FIGURE 19 Page Managing Your Switch Switch Manager overview FIGURE 20 Task panel Switch View Content page FIGURE 21 Status bar Launching the EZSwitchSetup Switch Manager Logging in Switch Manager sessions Logging out Viewing switch information Viewing the status indicator legend Viewing fan, temperature, and power supply status FIGURE 25 FIGURE 26 Port status FIGURE 27 FIGURE 28 FIGURE 29 FIGURE 30 Switch Information tab FIGURE 31 Port Information tab Changing switch information Adding a port license Managing devices FIGURE 34 FIGURE 35 FIGURE 36 Device connections FIGURE 37 Assigning and renaming device aliases FIGURE 38 FIGURE 39 FIGURE 40 Zoning management FIGURE 41 Viewing the zone access map Editing the zoning configuration FIGURE 42 FIGURE 43 Validating zoning configuration Restoring Typical Zoning Accessing Web Tools for advanced management Making EZSwitchSetup your default switch manager Appendix A EZSwitchSetup Limitations In this appendix General limitations Table 3 lists general EZSwitchSetup limitations, which apply to all browsers and switch platforms. Page Index A B C D L M O P R Z