Soft Zones | Q-Logic 59022-03 D specification

3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric

3.4.1.1

Zones

A zone is a named group of ports or devices that can communicate with each other. Membership in a zone can be defined by port number, device Fibre Channel address, or device World Wide Name (WWN). Zone members can communicate only with members of the same zone. Zones can overlap; that is, a port or device can be a member of more than one zone.

Note: Domain ID conflicts can result in automatic reassignment of switch domain IDs. These reassignments are not reflected in zones that use domain ID and port number pairs or Fibre Channel addresses to define their membership. Be sure to reconfigure zones that are affected by a domain ID change. To prevent zoning definitions from becoming invalid when the membership is defined by domain ID/port number or Fibre Channel address, use the Set Config Switch command to lock domain IDs. Refer to the ”Set Config Command” on page A-24.

Three types of zones are supported. The following zone types define increasing restrictive levels of communication.

■Soft zone

■Access Control List (ACL) - hard zone

■Virtual Private Fabric (VPF) - hard zone

3.4.1.1.1

Soft Zones

Soft zoning divides the fabric for purposes of controlling discovery. Members of the same soft zone automatically discover and communicate freely with all other members of the same zone. The soft zone boundary is not secure; traffic across soft zones can occur if addressed correctly. Soft zones that include members from multiple switches need not include the ports of the inter-switch links. Soft zone boundaries yield to ACL and VPF zone boundaries. Soft zones can overlap; that is, a port can be a member of more than one soft zone. Membership can be defined by Fibre Channel address, port ID and domain ID, or worldwide name. Soft zoning supports all port modes.

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Contents

SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide Document Revision History Table of Contents Section Managing Fabrics 11.2 Section Managing Switches Appendix a Command Line Interface Section Managing Ports Glossary Index Figures Tables Port Statistics Data Window Entries SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 59022-03 D Intended Audience Related Materials Training Technical SupportAvailability Contact Information Installing SANbox Manager Management Workstation Requirements For Windows Press the Enter key Enter the following command For Linux For Solaris Starting SANbox Manager SANbox Manager Window Load Default Fabric View File Window Exiting SANbox Manager Save Current Fabric View Window Uninstalling SANbox Manager Changing Default File Password Setting Preferences Preferences Window Using Online Help Viewing Software Version and Copyright Information SANbox Manager User Interface Topology DisplayFaceplate Display Menu Bar Some menu selections have shortcut keys as shown in TableMenu Shortcut Keys Tool Bar Tool Bar buttons Fabric Tree Fabric Tree Working Status Indicator Graphic WindowData Window and Tabs Using the Topology Display Switch and Link Status Moving a Switch in the Display Working with Switches and LinksSelecting Switches and Links Opening the Faceplate Display and Popup Menus Using the Faceplate Display Topology Data Windows Port Views and Status Working with PortsSelecting Ports Opening Popup Menus Faceplate Data Windows User Authentication SecurityFabric Security Managing the Fabric Database Adding a Fabric Saving a Fabric View File Removing a FabricOpening a Fabric View File Rediscovering a Fabric Adding a New Switch to a Fabric Replacing a Failed Switch in a Fabric Deleting Switches and LinksDisplaying Fabric Information Topology Display Switch and Status Icons Fabric Status Switch communication interrupted Red Active Zone Set Data Window Active Zone Set Data Window Zoning a Fabric Zoning Concepts Zones Soft Zones Access Control List Hard Zones Virtual Private Fabric Hard ZonesAliases Zone Sets Zoning Database Zoning Configuration Merge Mode Default VisibilityAuto Save Using the Zoning Config Window Restoring Default Zoning Zone Merge Failure Recovery Merging Fabrics and ZoningZone Merge Failure Using the Edit Zoning Window Edit Zoning Window Edit Zoning Window Tool Bar Buttons Managing Zone Sets Creating a Zone Set Activating and Deactivating a Zone Set Copying a Zone to a Zone Set Removing a Zone from a Zone Set or from All Zone SetsRemoving a Zone Set Removing All Zoning Definitions Managing ZonesCreating a Zone in a Zone Set Adding Zone Members Removing a Zone from a Zone Set Renaming a Zone or a Zone SetRemoving a Zone Member Removing a Zone from All Zone Sets Changing Zone Types Managing AliasesCreating an Alias Adding a Member to an Alias Removing an Alias from All Zones Managing Switches Displaying Switch Information Displaying Hardware Status Faceplate Display Name Server Data Window Name Server Data Window Entries Switch Data Window Switch Data Window Entries Port Statistics Data Window Port Information Data Window Configured Zonesets Data Window Alarm Log Data Window Resetting a Switch Exporting Alarm Log Information to a FilePaging a Switch Configuring a Switch Switch Administrative States Switch ConfigurationSwitch Administrative States Chassis Name Domain ID Broadcast Support Timeout Values Timeout Values Network Configuration Network Properties Window IP Configuration IP Configuration Parameters Snmp Configuration Snmp Configuration ParametersRemote Logging Configuration Restore Snmp Trap ConfigurationConfiguration Backup Snmp Trap Configuration Parameters Reinitializing the Configuration File System Archiving a Switch Restoring a Switch Loading Firmware Restoring the Factory Default Configuration Factory Default Configuration SettingsPage Managing Ports Displaying Port Information Monitoring Port Status Displaying Port ModesPort Modes Port Operational States Displaying Port Operational StatesDisplaying Port Speeds Port Speeds Displaying Tranceiver Media Status Transceiver Media ViewPort Statistics Data Window Entries Port Statistics Data Window Entries Port Statistics Data Window Entries Port Info Data Window Entries Configuring Ports Port Properties Window Changing Port Administrative States Port Administrative StatesChanging Port Speeds Changing Port Modes Stream Guard Changing TL ModesChanging Buffer-to-Buffer Credits Extending Port Credits Extended Credits Window Resetting a Port Testing Ports Managing Ports Testing Ports Command Line Interface Logging On to a Switch Command Syntax Command syntax is as followsCommand keyword keyword value Commands Table A-1. Commands Listed by Authority Level Cancel Admin CommandAuthority Admin Keywords start Alias Command Authority Admin Syntax alias Remove alias members Rename aliasold aliasnew Keywords activate config Config CommandSyntax config Edit config Save config Date Command Authority Admin Syntax dateKeywords MMDDhhmmCCYY Syntax Fallback CommandAuthority Examples Command Help CommandHelp command keyword Keywords History Command UserHistory Keywords cleanup Image CommandAuthority Admin Syntax image cleanup Unpack file Lip Command Lip portnumberPortnumber Passwd accountname Passwd CommandAdmin Accountname Authority User Syntax ps Ps CommandExamples The following is an example of the Ps command Displays current system process information Closes the Telnet session Quit CommandAuthority User Syntax quit, exit, or logout Reset Command Authority Admin Syntax reset config factoryKeywords config Table A-2. Switch Configuration Defaults Table A-3. Port Configuration Defaults Table A-3. Port Configuration Defaults Table A-5. System Configuration Defaults Syntax set alarm clear Set Alarm Clear CommandClears the log list of alarms Examples The following example clears the list of alarms Set Beacon Command Set beacon stateState Table A-6. Set Config Port Parameters Set Config CommandSet config Port portnumber Use Arbff instead of idles on loop Table A-7. Set Config Switch Parameters Table A-8. Set Config Zoning Parameters With formatting and current values will follow Following is an example of the Set Config Switch command Mfstov Following is an example of the Set Config Zoning command Archive Set Log CommandSet log Clear Level level Port portsSave Log Stop command StartStop Set Port Command Table A-9. Snmp Configuration Settings Set Setup CommandSet setup Snmp System Table A-10. System Configuration Settings Contact Following is an example of the Set Setup System command Set Switch Command Set switch Show Command Keywords about Log option Perf optionTable A-11. Show Port Parameters LIP Alpd Alps Topology Setup optionSteering domainid Users Following is an example of the Show Domains command Following is an example of the Show Fabric command Following is an example of the Show Setup Snmp command Following is an example of the Show Topology command NL 20000020372b05c9 NL 20000020372b095e NL 20000020372b0920 Following is an example of the Show Port command LIPF8F7 Following is an example of the Show Switch command Displays configuration parameters for the switch Show Config CommandShow config Displays zoning configuration parameters for the switch Following is an example of the Show Config Switch command Following is an example of the Show Config Zoning command Show Log Command Keywords component Following is an example of the Show Log Options command Following is an example of the Show Log command Syntax show perf Show Perf CommandDisplays performance data for all ports Keywords byte bytes/sec Show setup Show Setup CommandDisplays the current Snmp and system settings Displays the current Snmp settings Following is an example of the Show Setup System command Shutdown Command Syntax shutdown Test Command Syntax test portnumber testtype Keywords portnumberTesttype Set port x state online Uptime Command Examples The following is an example of the Uptime commandAuthority User Syntax uptime Add User CommandAccounts Delete accountname Following is an example of the User Delete command Following is an example of the User List command Whoami Command Examples The following is an example of the Whoami commandAuthority User Syntax whoami Zone Command Syntax zone Rename zoneold zonenew Members zoneRemove zone members Type zone zonetype Following is an example of the Zone Members command Following is an example of the Zone Zonesets command Zoneset Command Keywords active Remove zoneset zonelist Rename zonesetold zonesetnewZones zoneset Zoning Command EditOpens a Zoning Edit session Following is an example of the Zoning List command Configured Zoning Information Command Line Interface Zoning Command 59022-03 D Class 3 Service BootPClass 2 Service Fabric Management Switch Over Temperature LED Input Power LEDOutput Power LED Power On Self Test Post Target Small Form FactorSmall Form-Factor Pluggable Worldwide Name WWN SANbox2 Switch Management User’s Guide 59022-03 D Glossary-4 Index Index-2 59022-03 D 59022-03 D Index-3 Index-4 59022-03 D