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130 Administering advanced zoning
Figure 3 Zoning with hardware assist (mixed port and WWN zones)
Figure 4 Overlapping hardware-enforced zoning with soft porting
In Figure 4, only the ports that are overlapped are software-enforced with hardware assist.
Rules for configuring zones
Observe the following rules when configuring zones.
• If security is a priority, you should use hard zoning.
• The use of aliases is optional with zoning, and using aliases requires structure when defining zones.
However, aliases aid administrators of a zoned fabric to understand the structure and context.
• Evaluate the security requirements of the fabric. If additional security is required, add HP Secure
Fabric OS into the fabric.
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