HP 3PAR Windows 2012 and Windows Server 2008 Implementation Guide

Figure 2 Specifying MPIO Policy
3. Click OK.
Setting Up and Zoning the Fabric
NOTE: This section does not apply when deploying HP Virtual Connect direct-attach FC storage
for HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage systems, where the HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports are cabled
directly to the uplink ports on the HP Virtual Connect FlexFabric 10 Gb/24-port Module for c-Class
BladeSystem. Zoning is automatically configured based on the Virtual Connect SAN Fabric and
server profile definitions.
For more information about HP Virtual Connect, HP Virtual Connect interconnect modules, and the
HP Virtual Connect direct-attach feature, see HP Virtual Connect documentation. To obtain this
documentation, search the HP SC website:
http://h20565.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc
See also the HP SAN Design Reference Guide, available on the following website:
HP SAN Design Reference Guide
Fabric zoning controls which Fibre Channel end-devices have access to each other on the fabric.
Zoning also isolates the host and HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage ports from Registered State Change
Notifications (RSCNs) that are irrelevant to these ports.
You can set up fabric zoning by associating the device World Wide Names (WWNs) or the switch
ports with specified zones in the fabric. Although you can use either the WWN method or the port
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