Use the following table as a guideline for setting up zoning.

Table 45 Setting Up Zoning

Step

Description

Where to Find

 

 

 

1

(Optional) Create a zone alias. Zone aliases

”Creating Zone Aliases” on page 303

 

are used to give meaningful names to switch

 

 

ports, HBA ports, or storage system ports.

 

 

 

 

2

Create zones. Zoning is the primary tool to

”Creating a Zone in a Fabric” on

 

constrain groups of SAN members. A zone

page 305

 

defines a logical SAN that contains limited

 

 

element membership.

 

 

The only elements visible to members of a zone

 

 

are other members of that zone.

 

 

 

 

3

Create zone sets. A zone set contains multiple

”Creating a Zone Set” on page 308

 

zones.

 

 

 

 

4

Activate a zone set. A switch fabric can have

”Activating a Zone Set” on page 311

 

multiple zone sets defined, but only one zone

 

 

set can be active.

 

 

 

 

Keep in mind the following:

•If you use another product to make zoning changes, such as add a zone, you must perform Discovery Data Collection or Get Detailsfor the management server to be made aware of these changes.

•The management server creates a zone by finding the port or Worldwide Name of discovered elements. The management server cannot create a zone by Fibre Channel addresses. An active zone will appear empty in the user interface of the management server if you use third-party software to create the zone by Fibre Channel addresses.

Use the following table for more information about what is supported for each type of switch. Table 46 Zoning Support

Switch

Active

Inactive

Aliases

Zone/Zone Set

Port

Type

Zones

Zones

 

Provisioning

Statistics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brocade

Y

Y

Y

Y

Y

 

 

 

 

 

 

*McDATA

Y

Y

N

Y

Y

SWAPI to

 

 

 

 

 

EFCM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*McDATA

N

N

N

N

Y

SNMP through

 

 

 

 

 

proxy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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