Compaq 230934-002, Switch 6 manual Zone Members

Command Line Interface

Zone Members

Zone members are Fibre Channel edge devices that are identified by their World Wide Port Name (WWPN). Any device that you want to include in a zone must be identified as a zone member. While internally the zone members are tracked by their WWPN, you can create a Zone Member Name that acts as an alias for the device. This makes it easier to identify the devices during configuration and operation. The following are examples of Fibre Channel devices that can be named as zone members:

•Servers

•Raid systems

•Disk drives

•Tape libraries

IMPORTANT: The World Wide Node Name (WWNN) of the Fibre Channel device cannot be used to create a zone member. WWNN-bases zoning is expressly prohibited in the FC-MI standard. Use World Wide Port Name (WWPN) to create a zone member.

Zones

Zones are logical entities that represent groupings of zone members. Each zone must assigned a unique zone name when it is defined.

Zone Sets

Zone sets are logical entities that represent groupings of zones. They define a zoning configuration. Each zone set is assigned a unique zone set name when it is defined. The MSA Fabric Switch 6 allows storing of multiple zone sets. However, only one of these zone sets can be active at a time. The other zone sets can be used as backup, trials, or other user-defined configurations.

C-38 Modular SAN Array Fabric Switch 6 User Guide