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Zoning a fabric

Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This subsection addresses the following topics:

■Zoning concepts, page 45

■Using the Zoning Config dialog box, page 48

■Restoring default zoning, page 48

■Merging fabrics and zoning, page 49

■Using the Edit Zoning dialog box, page 49

■Managing zone sets, page 52

■Managing zones, page 54

■Managing aliases, page 56

■Saving the Zoning Database to a File, page 57

Zoning concepts

The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks described in this section:

■Zones

■Aliases

■Zone sets

■Zoning database

■Zoning configuration

Zones

A zone is a named group of ports or devices that can communicate with each other. Devices within a zone can only communicate with other devices in the same zone. A device may participate in more than one zone.

Membership in a zone can be defined by switch domain ID and port number, device Fibre Channel address, or device World Wide Name (WWN).

■WWN entries define zone membership by the World Wide Name of the attached device. With this membership method, you can move WWN member devices to different switch ports in different zones without having to edit the member entry as you would with a domain ID/port number member. Furthermore, unlike FCID members, WWN zone members are not affected by changes in the fabric that could change the Fibre Channel address of an attached device.

■FCID entries define zone membership by the Fibre Channel address of the attached device. With this membership method you can replace a device on the same port without having to edit the member entry as you would with a WWN member.

■Domain ID/Port number entries define zone membership by switch domain ID and port number. All devices attached to the specified port become members of the zone. The specified port must be an F_Port or an FL_Port.

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HP StorageWorks 8q Fibre Channel Switch Management Copyright 2004 Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Contents Show Setup command Figures Tables Contents About This Guide Intended audience Related documentationThis section covers the following topics Document conventions Text symbolsConventions consist of the following This document follows the conventions in Table Equipment symbols Getting help HP installation and configuration assistance HP technical support Web site, select the appropriate product or solutionHP storage web site HP authorized reseller Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager Installing Switch Manager on Windows systemsMinimum Requirements Installing Switch Manager on Linux systems Starting Switch Manager Exiting Switch Manager To exit a Switch Manager application sessionSelect File Exit Removing Switch Manager from Windows Removing Switch ManagerRemoving Switch Manager from Linux Select File Save Default Fabric View File Preferences dialog box Setting Switch Manager preferences Using the Switch Manager user interface Using online helpViewing software version and copyright information Select Help Help Topics Menu bars Switch Manager Faceplate window Shortcut Selection Faceplate display menu bar options and shortcut keys Tool bar Fabric treeButton Description Graphic window Working status indicator Using the topology displayData window and tabs Selecting switches Faceplate display Port views and status Using the faceplate display Selecting ports Managing fabric security User account securityComponents of Fibre Channel fabric security are Select Snmp Enabled in the Snmp Configuration area Fabric servicesSelect In-band Management Enable Managing the fabric database Opening a fabric view file Removing a fabricClick Add Fabric Select Fabric Remove Fabric Adding a new switch to a fabric Saving a fabric view fileRediscovering a fabric Replacing a failed switch Deleting switches and linksSelect Switch Reset Switch Displaying fabric information Fabric statusSelect View Refresh Event Browser Severity Icon Description Filter Events dialog box Sorting the Event Browser Select File Save As Active Zoneset data window Zoning concepts Zoning a fabric Soft Zones Zoning configuration Restoring default zoning Using the Zoning Config dialog box Merging fabrics and zoning Using the Edit Zoning dialog box Edit Zoning dialog box Tool bar button / icon Description Managing zone sets Copying a zone to a zone set Managing zones involves the following Managing zones Select Edit Remove Click WWN, Domain Port, or FC Address Select Edit Remove Zone from All Sets Managing aliases Saving the Zoning Database to a File Select Edit Add MembersClick Insert Click OK Managing user accounts Account name Password Admin authority Expiration Removing a user account Creating user accountsSelect an option from the Account Expiration Date area Click Add Account Click Change Password Changing a user account password Modifying a user account User Account Administration dialog box Change Password Displaying switch information Click Modify AccountClick Close Switch data window Name Server data windowEntry Description Port Statistics data window Link data window Port Information data window Configured Zonesets data windows Port Threshold Alarm Configuration dialog box Configuring port threshold alarms Exporting name server information to a file Paging a switch Resetting a switch Setting the date/time and NTP clientConfiguring a switch Switch configuration is divided into areas Switch properties Configuration wizard Parameter Description In-band Management parameter Network properties Network Properties dialog box IP Configuration parameters Previously configured IP address Snmp trap configuration parameters Restoring a switch configuration Archiving a switch configuration Restore dialog boxes Full and Selective Setting Value Restoring the factory default configuration Downloading a support file Installing firmware Hardware status LEDs Displaying hardware status Port status Displaying port information State Description Port/transceiver states LIP ALPD,ALPS Port Information data window entries Port Properties dialog box Configuring ports Port Speed parameters Port States parameters Port Type parameters Changing the port symbolic nameInteroperability Credits parameters Stream Guard parameters Designating donor ports Extending port credits Resetting a port Testing portsSelect Port Reset Port Port Loopback Test dialog box Click Start Test This section describes the following Starting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Exiting HP StorageWorks Fabric View Changing the Default Fabric View File encryption key Setting HP StorageWorks Fabric View preferencesSetting the polling frequency Removing graphs Displaying graphsArranging graphs in the display Customizing graphs Default Graph Options dialog box Rescaling a selected graph Printing graphsSaving graph statistics to a file Select a graph Fabrics File-Open, Save messages Add a Fabric messagesMessage User action Network Properties dialog box messages Switch Properties dialog box messages Domain IDs must be in the same range Port Properties dialog box messages Faceplate display messages Deselect the donor ports, and then retry Port Loopback Test dialog box messages Load Firmware dialog box messages No device detected in selected port yet. Test Zoning dialog box messages Extended Credits wizard messages Zoning configuration to the fabric. This feature Save Fabric View dialog box messages Restore Configuration dialog box messages Trap Configuration dialog box messages Switch Manager 110 Commands, Command Line Interface Account name Password Authority Admin Parameter Setting Modifying a configuration Working with switch configurations Backing up a switch configuration Ftp ipaddress userimages password images ftp bin Keystroke Effect Monitoring commands Administrative commands Admin command AdminOpens the admin session Admin session for all keywords except List and Members Alias command Admin session for all keywords except Backup and List Config command Edit configname #ftp symbolicname or ipaddress user images Create Support command Date command Firmware Install commandAdmin session, except to display the date Hardreset command None Help command Hotreset command History command Image command Manages and installs switch firmwareDisplays the list of image files that reside on the switch Wait for the unpack to complete Passwd command Lip commandChanges a user account’s password Reinitializes the specified loop port Ps command Ping commandIP address of the switch to query Following is an example of a successful Ping command Reset command Quit commandCloses the Telnet session You can also press Ctrl+D to close the Telnet session Config Configname Arbff Parameter Default setting Port threshold alarm configuration default settings Set command Sets a variety of switch parametersAdmin for all keywords except Alarm, Beacon, and Pagebreak Config option Admin and Config Edit Set Config command Set Config port parameters Enabled only for ports connected to initiator devices. Set config threshold parameters See Set config threshold parameters on page 140. 8q FC Switch Following is an example of the SET Config Switch command Following is an example of the SET Config Threshold command Set Log Command Following is an example of the SET Config Zoning commandClears all log entries Display filter Set Port command Admin, except for the Clear keywordSpecifies the port. Ports are numbered beginning with Set Setup command Value on the switch and the Snmp management server must Information if remote logging is enabled. The default is Show command Following is an example of the Set Setup System commandDisplays fabric, switch, and port operational information Displays list of current donor configuration for all ports Displays chassis component status and temperatureDisplays the status of the active network interfaces Displays Link State database information Lipalpdalps Offline state. a loss of signal causes the switch to Displays switch operational information Following is an example of the Show Chassis commandDisplays all connected devices Following is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show Domains commandFollowing is an example of the Show NS local domain command Following is an example of the Show NS domainID command Following is an example of the Show Interface command Following is an example of the Show NS portID command LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Port command Following is an example of the Show Topology command Following is an example of the Show Switch command Command Line Interface Following is an example of the Show Version command Show Config commandDisplays configuration parameters for the switch Displays alarm threshold parameters for the switch Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Following is an example of the Show Config Threshold command Show Log command Following is an example of the Show Log Level command Following is an example of the Show Log Component commandFollowing is an example of the Show Log Options command Following is an example of the Show Log command Show Perf command Following is an example of the Show Perf command Show Setup commandFollowing is an example of the Show Perf Byte command Displays the current Snmp and system settings Displays the current Snmp settings Displays manufacturing information about the switchDisplays the current system settings Following is an example of the Show Setup Mfg command Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Test command Shutdown command To run the online loopback test, enter the following command User command Uptime commandAdministers and displays user accounts Admin, except for the List option Following is an example of the User Add command Following is an example of the User Accounts command Following is an example of the User Edit command Whoami commandFollowing is an example of the User Delete command Following is an example of the User List command Manages zones and zone membership on a switch Zone Command Following is an example of the Zone List command Following is an example of the Zone Members command Zoneset commandFollowing is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Manages zone sets and component zones across the fabric Following is an example of the Zoneset Active command Following is an example of the Zoneset List command Zoning commandFollowing is an example of the Zoneset Zones command Opens a Zoning Edit session Limit Description E2JBOD2 Following is an example of the Zoning Limits command Following is an example of the Zoning List command Command Line Interface Index Index Index 186 System configuration change 148 display List definitions 179 Save edits Remove all Zoning command