HAFM SW 08.08.00 HP StorageWorks HA-Fabric Manager User Guide (AA-RS2CH-TE, August 2006)

Zoning158
Zone set sizes are determined by the:
• Number of zones in the zone set
• Length of each zone name
• Number of members in each zone
• Interoperability mode of the fabric
Contact HP Professional Services or your support representative if you have questions regarding
specific zone set configurations.
Zoning naming conventions
The following rules apply for zone names and zone set names:
• Names must begin with alphabetic characters, but can include alphanumeric characters and
underscores.
• Names must be unique and are case insensitive.
• Names cannot include spaces.
• Names cannot begin with SANav_ because it is reserved.
• Names can have a maximum of 57 characters.
• No duplicate names are allowed in zones, zone sets, or zone libraries.
Zoning configuration
Use the Zoning dialog box (Figure 98) to configure zoning. When the Zoning dialog box is open,
zoning discovery is performed during every polling cycle for up to 30 minutes, after which it is
performed once every two hours.
You can:
• Display the zone library (see ”Displaying the zone library” on page 159).
• Create and add a zone to a zone set (see ”Adding a zone to a zone set” on page 160).
• Create and add members to a zone (see ”Adding a member to a zone” on page 160).
• Create a zone set (see ”Creating a zone set” on page 161).
• Remove a member from a zone (see ”Removing a member from a zone” on page 161).
• Remove a zone from a zone set (see ”Removing a zone from a zone set” on page 162).
• Activate a zone set (see ”Activating a zone set” on page 162).
• Deactivate a zone set (see ”Deactivating a zone set” on page 163).
Number of zones in HAFM zoning
library
1024
Number of zone sets in HAFM zoning
library
64
Table 23 Zoning parameter limits (continued)