19 Zoning overview

Blue Zone

Server 2

Server 1

Storage 2

Red Zone

Storage 1

RAID

Green Zone

Storage 3

Server 3

 

FIGURE 239 Zoning

NOTE

A Network OS fabric supports zoning only if all devices in the fabric are running Network OS v2.1.0 or later.

NOTE

Zone objects based on physical port number or port ID (D,I ports) are not supported in Network OS fabrics.

Online zoning

Online zoning allows you to do the following:

View both defined and active zone information in the fabric.

Create and modify zones and zone configurations in the software zone database.

Activate a zone configuration in order to publish the zone information in the selected fabric.

Deactivate the current active zone configuration.

Configure zoning policies in the selected fabric.

Generate zoning reports for the fabric.

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