EMULEX MODEL 355 SAN STORAGE SWITCH | CHAPTER 3: SWITCH MANAGEMENT |
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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:
Color | Description |
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Down (red) | One or more ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, but |
| hardware has caused a failure. |
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Up (green) | Ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, and the |
| 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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The Zone Initialization Master Port field displays the port number of the port that is currently assigned as the master for that particular zone. The Initialization Master is responsible for starting the change notification process in each zone.
To add ports to a zone:
1.Select the appropriate check boxes to place ports into zones.
2.Click Submit.
To activate zoning:
1. Select the Zoning Active check box near the bottom of the page.
Caution: Clearing the Zoning Active check box will deactivate all zones, which may degrade system performance or compromise security.
2. Click Submit.
To remove a port from a zone:
1.Clear the appropriate check box.
2.Click Submit.
To remove all ports from a zone:
1.Click Clear at the end of the row of check boxes for the appropriate zone.
2.Click Submit.
To remove all zones:
1.Click All under the Clear Zone heading.
2.Click Submit.
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