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Brocade Network Advisor SAN User Manual v11.1x (53-1002167-01, May 2011)

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Zoning overview
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• You want to analyze the impact of changes to storage access before applying the changes.
For example, if you deploy a new server and want to ensure that the zoning changes result in
only the new server gaining access to specific storage devices and nothing else. See
“Comparing zone databases” on page 612.
Accessing zoning
Most of the zoning tasks are performed from the Zoning dialog box. You can access the Zoning
dialog box from the main screen of the Management application using any of the following
methods:
• Select Configure > Zoning > Fabric.
• Click the Zoning icon on the toolbar.
• Right-click a port, switch, switch group, or fabric in the device list and select Zoning.
• Right-click a port, switch, switch group, or fabric in the Connectivity Map and select Zoning.
Zoning naming conventions
The naming rules for zone names, zone aliases, and zone configuration names vary with the type of
fabric.
The following conventions apply to Fibre Channel fabrics:
• Names must start with an alphabetic character and may contain alphanumeric characters and
the underscore ( _ ) character.
For EOS fabrics, names can also include the dollar sign ( $ ), carat ( ^ ), and hyphen ( - )
characters.
• Names are case sensitive in McDATA Open Mode. However, names are not case sensitive in
Brocade Native Mode or McDATA Fabric Mode.
• Zone, alias, and configuration names cannot begin with “red_”, “lsan_red_”, or “d__efault__”.
Zone configuration names cannot begin with “r_e_d_i_r_c__fg”. These prefixes are reserved.
• Names cannot begin with a numeric character or a special character.
• Recommended character limit: 64 characters.
• Duplicate names are not allowed between zones, zone aliases, and zone configurations within
a zone database.
If you enter an invalid zone or zone configuration name, an error or warning message displays
depending on the type of fabric you are trying to zone:
For FC fabrics, if an invalid name is entered for a zone or zone configuration, the application
displays a warning message. If there is a naming violation according to the vendor, the switch
returns the error message for the exact information along with the zone configuration activation
failure message.