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Zoning management
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EZSwitchSetup creates zones for you automatically, based on your configuration choices in Setup.
•If you chose Typical Zoning, a port-based zoning scheme was created. This zoning scheme
creates a two member zone for every possible pairing of H and S ports connected on the
Configure Ports and Connect Devices screen. This ensures that any host device connected to
an H port is able to communicate with any storage device connected to an S port. This remains
true even if you move a device, assuming you connect the device to the correct type of port (H
or S).
•If you chose Custom Zoning, you created a device accessibility matrix during setup. The device
accessibility matrix creates a device-based zoning scheme. By default, every connected host
device can communicate with every connected storage device, as in typical zoning. You can
use the device accessibility matrix to selectively disallow communications between certain
devices, creating a device partitioning scheme that is enforced by zoning. Because custom
zoning is device-based, you may freely move your devices to different ports without affecting
accessibility relationships. If you add or permanently remove devices, you should reconfigure
the accessibility matrix.
•If you chose Advanced Zoning, you were given direct access to the zoning database through
Web Tools, and you created a zoning scheme of your own. EZManager can validate and display
accessibility relationships based on your scheme, and it can replace your scheme with Typical
Zoning or Custom Zon ing. If you want to edit your scheme, you mu st return to Setup an d chose
Advanced Management to start Web Tools. For specific information about using Web Tools for
zoning, see the Web Tools Administrator’s Guide.
Viewing the zone access map
Click View under Zoning in the task panel to view the Zone Access Map for Devices (Figure 41). If
you have no devices or if you have only one device, the zoning map does not display.
The HBA and storage device names displayed in the matrix are the alias names of the devices (see
“Assigning and renaming device aliases” on page41 for additional information). If no aliases are
assigned, devices are identified by WWN. When aliases are assigned, you can see the WWN in a
tool tip by hovering the mouse cursor over the alias.
FIGURE 41 Zone Access Map