Qlogic1:zone_name displayed under the Name column. Qlogic1 is the name of the switch, and zone_name is the name the user assigned to the zone.
•Zone Aliases - Click the name of the zone alias to view its properties.
•Ports - In some instance, you may be able to click the link of a port to view its properties.
•Active - A check mark appears in the Active column if the zone is included in an active zone set.
•Edit - Click the Edit (
) button to edit a zone. For more information, see ”Adding and Removing Zone Members” on page 528.
•Delete - Click the Delete (
) button for the zone you want to delete. For more information, see ”Deleting a Zone” on page 528.
To create a zone, click New Zone. For more information, see ”Creating a Zone in a Fabric” on page 527.
Creating a Zone in a Fabric
To learn why zones are so important, see ”SAN Zoning Overview” on page 518. A zone must have at least one member.
Keep in mind the following:
•Soft zoning is the only support for Cisco
•For more information about which zoning features are supported for your switches, see Table 134 on page 521.
To create a zone:
1.Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2.In the right pane, click the SAN Zoning tab.
3.Click the Provision button for the fabric in which you want to create a zone.
4.Click Step 2 Zone.
5.Click New Zone.
6.Cisco
Only the ports in the VSAN you selected are displayed in the Potential Members pane.
7.Cisco
8.In the Zone Name box, enter a name for the zone. For more information, see ”Zone Naming Conventions” on page 525.
9.Add members to the zone by selecting a member in the Potential Members pane. Keep in mind the following:
•A zone member can be a port attached to a switch, a WWN or a zone alias.
•As a best practice, a zone should contain zone aliases only, and there should be a zone alias for each port/WWN.
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