Finance can access storage systems B and C but not storage system A. Likewise, users in Production can access storage systems A and C, but not storage system B.

Figure 106 Resources in Two Zones

The following figure provides an overview of zoning structure:

Figure 107 Overview of Zoning Structure

Zoning Structure

Zone Sets - A zone set is a collection of zones. You can have only one zone set active at a time in a fabric; however, you can have a zone in more than one zone set. Zones sets are usually created for a particular task.

Zone - A collection of zone aliases and ports.

Ports - The WWN of the port to which an element is connected. The WWN of the port can be either the WWN of a switch port or the WWN of the connected element.

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