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a Peer Zone has a single principal device and one or more non-principal devices, but configurations having multiple principal devices are
allowed. Peer Zones are not mutually exclusive with traditional zones; multiple zoning styles can coexist within the same zoning
configuration and fabric.
Peer Zoning compared to other zoning types
The following types of zoning methods are used in a storage area network (SAN):
FIGURE 30 Single-Initiator Zoning example
Single-Initiator Zoning: Single-Initiator Zoning eliminates the host-to-host visibility, which reduces RSCN traffic. However, the main
limitation of Single-Initiator Zoning is that this type of zoning results in creating a large number of zones, which can lead to exceeding the
capacity of the zone database size limits. The Figure 30 shows an example of Single-Initiator Zoning with eight zones; one for each host
H1 to H8.
Administering Advanced Zoning
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