EMULEX MODEL 375 SAN STORAGE SWITCH

CHAPTER 3: SWITCH MANAGEMENT

USERS GUIDE

One-Step Zoning

Zoning allows ports to be divided into multiple virtual zones (or work groups), similar to Virtual Local Area Networking (VLAN). By separating activity on the network, zoning also eliminates change notification propagation (change notifications that occur within one zone cannot propagate to other zones.)

Use zoning to:

Separate different operating system environments.

Temporarily block or grant access during backup or other tasks.

Consolidate equipment logically.

Designate closed user groups for increased security.

Separate test or maintenance areas from production areas.

Zone configuration settings are available on the Web Manager’s One-Step Zoning page. The page is arranged as a grid of check boxes for placing ports in appropriate zones. Ports are listed across the top of the grid. Zones are listed down the left side. Similar to other Web Manager pages, the port color represents the current port status.

To view the One-Step Zoning page:

Click Advanced Functions > One-Step Zoning.

Figure 3-12: One-Step Zoning page

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

Down (red)

One or more ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, but

 

 

 

hardware has caused a failure.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Up (green)

Ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, and the FC-AL

 

 

 

circuit is operational.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not Active (yellow)

Ports have been selected but zoning has not been activated.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Undefined (gray)

No ports have been selected.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Emulex 375 manual One-Step Zoning, Color Description Down red, Up green, Not Active yellow, Undefined gray