Managing Switch Zones

For the following topics, see the SANBox-8/16 Switch Management User’s Manual: Sun StorEdge Network FC Switch 3.0:

■Adding a zone

■Removing a zone

■Removing a port from a zone

■Adding an additional inter-switch link

■Adding a host to an existing zone or switch

■Verifying the results

■Verifying the software patch revision

■Verifying the software package revision

■Verifying the firmware revision

Rezoning Hosts and Arrays

This section contains the following topics:

■“Rezoning and Reassigning a Sun StorEdge A5200 Arrays from Host A to Host B” on page 119

■“Rezoning and Reassigning Sun StorEdge A3500FC LUNs from Host A to Host B” on page 121

■“Rezoning and Reassigning Sun StorEdge T3 Arrays from Host A to Host B” on page 122

Rezoning and Reassigning a Sun StorEdge A5200 Arrays from Host A to Host B

Rezoning to reassign a storage device from host A and to host B causes host A to loose all access to the storage device. To rezone a Sun StorEdge A5200 array from one host to another host, perform the following two procedures:

■“To Rezone a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array from Host A” on page 120

■“To Rezone a Sun StorEdge A5200 Array to Host B” on page 120

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816-0830-12 specifications

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Sun Microsystems 816-0830-12 manual Managing Switch Zones, Rezoning Hosts and Arrays

Models: 816-0830-12