Administrators Guide (Supporting Fabric OS v7.3.0) Manual

Admin Domain membership
Switches, ports, and devices can be members of an Admin Domain. The following Admin Domain
members can be either direct or indirect members:
• Direct members--Devices, switches, and ports that you explicitly add to an Admin Domain. Direct
members are listed in the Admin Domain membership list.
• Indirect port members--Ports that are implicitly added as part of an Admin Domain when any of the
following occurs:
‐ A device that is connected to a port was added to the Admin Domain.
‐ A switch to which the port belongs is a member of the Admin Domain.
• Indirect device members--Devices that are connected to ports that are direct members of an Admin
Domain.
Enabling Admin Domains
The default zone mode setting gives attached devices either All Access to all devices or No Access to
all devices. To begin implementing an Admin Domain structure within a SAN, you must set the default
zone mode to No Access. You must be in AD0 to change the default zone mode. After the default zone
mode is set to No Access, you cannot change it from the physical fabric.
NOTE
The term "physical fabric" is used in Web Tools only.
Even though the default zone mode access is set to No Access, you can still create and enable zones
within each Admin Domain. These zones are configurable only from the Admin Domain in which they
were created. Indirect port members cannot be zoned.
To enable Admin Domains, perform the following steps.
1. Change the Admin Domain context to AD0. Refer to Changing the Admin Domain context on page
41.
NOTE
Changing the Admin Domain context requires using Web Tools with the EGM license; otherwise,
access to this feature is denied and an error message displays. Change the Default Zone mode to
No Access. Refer to Setting the default zoning mode on page 140 for more information.
2. Navigate to AD255 or the physical fabric and begin managing the Admin Domains.
Admin Domain window
You can view and manage Admin Domains through the Admin Domain window.
If you are not using Web Tools with the EGM licensed installed, managing Admin Domain operations is
denied and an error message displays.
The EGM license is required only for 8 Gbps platforms, such as the:
Admin Domain membership
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