•The name is case sensitive. For example, “Zone1” and “zone1” are different zones.

•You cannot create a zone with the same name as an existing zone, zone alias or zone set. For example, if you create a zone named “new”, you cannot give a zone, zone alias, or zone set the same name.

•The following characters are invalid for Brocade switches: caret (^), dash (-), and dollar sign ($).

Naming Conventions for McDATA and Connectrix Switches:

•The name can have a maximum of 64 characters.

•The first character of a zone name must be a letter (A-Z, AZ).

•A zone name cannot contain spaces.

•Valid characters are a-a, AA, 0-9, caret (^), dash (-), underscore (_), and dollar sign ($).

•All names must be unique and may not differ by case. For example, myzone and MyZone are considered to be the same zone.

Using Multipathing with Path Provisioning

To use provisioning with multipathing, set the Host Customize dialog box to the multipathing option, and then repeat the provisioning steps for each path, as described in the following steps:

1.Select one of the following system actions:

•Volume Creation + LUN Security + Zoning - Create a meta volume, map a volume to a Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG), and then create a zone. See ”Volume Creation, LUN Security, and Zone Operation” on page 600 for more information.

•LUN Security - Map meta volume to Fibre Channel port and host HBAs (HSG). See the topic ”LUN Security” on page 607 for more information.

•Zone Operation - Create a new zone. See ”Zone Operation” on page 611 for more information.

2.Select a storage system, and then click the Step 1 button.

3.Click the button above the Host pane.

4.Select the following option:

Multipath: Select more than one port within a single server.

5.Select a port on a host, and then click Step 2.

6.Select a volume, host security group, and/or zone, as described in the following topics:

•”LUN Security” on page 607

•”Zone Operation” on page 611

7.Select the second path from the Path combo box

8.Repeat Step 6.

You do not need to select a system action or storage system, and you must select the same host as the one used for the first path.

9.Set the schedule for the job as described in the topic, ”Scheduling Provisioning Jobs” on page 628.

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