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Use Table 133 on page 521 as a guideline for setting up zoning.

Table 133 Setting Up Zoning

Step	Action	Description	For More Information
1	Create a	Optional: Zone aliases are used to give	”Creating a Zone Alias” on
	zone alias	meaningful names to switch ports, HBA	page 524
		ports, or storage system ports.
2	Create	Zoning is the primary tool to constrain	”Creating a Zone in a Fabric”
	zones	groups of SAN members. A zone defines	on page 527
		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	A zone set contains multiple zones.	”Creating a Zone Set” on
	zone sets		page 529
4	Activate a	A switch fabric can have multiple zone	”Activating a Zone Set” on
	zone set	sets defined, but only one zone set can be	page 532
		active.

Keep in mind the following:

•If you use another product to make zoning changes (such as adding a zone) you must perform Discovery Data Collection in order to make the management server aware of these changes.

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

Activities Supported by Zoning

Table 134 on page 521 contains information about the options supported for each type of switch . For additional information on specific switch types, refer to the paragraphs following this table.

Table 134	Zoning Support
Switch		Capability
Type
		View	View	View	Zone/	Zone Set	Port
		Active	Inactive	Aliases	Zone Set	Copying	Statistics
		Zones	Zones		Provisioning1
Brocade		Y	Y	Y	Y	N	Y

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