IMPORTANT: (McDATA switches only) Path Provisioning looks for the names of the active zone set and of the active zones and all of their saved counterparts in the zoning library in EFC Manager. The provisioning job only occurs if those names match.

About the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode Option

By default Path Provisioning creates zones through Worldwide Names, which means it looks for a port on a host and a port on a storage system to create the zone. Zoning through WWNs is not dependent upon the switch. This means you could change switches and as long as the host and storage system are able to access each other through the network.

You can create zones through switch port zoning if you select the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode option. When you select the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode option, you select ports on a switch to create your zone. For example, ports 1 and 2 on a switch could be designated for a zone. This means that whatever is connected to either of those ports will be a part of the zone.

Automatically Configure Zoning

To automatically configure zoning:

1.Click the button above the Zone pane before you select a host.

2.Select the option, Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA and storage system ports is detected.

3.Select one of the options mentioned in the previous bulleted list. Then, click Apply.

4.Select a storage system and click Step 1.

5.Select a host and click Step 2.

6.One of the following occurs:

•If the management server cannot find a zone that meets the criteria set in Step 3, it asks for a zone name.

•If the management server finds a zone that meets the criteria set in Step 3, it selects the zone in the Zone pane.

7.If you are asked for a zone name, type the zone name and then click OK.

See ”Naming Conventions for Zones” on page 402 for restrictions on naming zones.

The new zone is displayed in the Zone pane, but it has not been created yet. It will be created when the job runs.

Manually Configure Zoning

The management server assumes you want to select a pre-existing zone or create one manually when you deselect the Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA and storage system ports is detected option.

•To reuse a zone - Select a zone in the Zone pane and then click Step 5. Expand a fabric node to view its zones.

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