HP 6G Virtual SAS Manager User Guide

Creating a switch-port zone group
Used with shared SAS storage enclosures or tape autoloaders or libraries, switch port zone groups
are comprised of one or more SAS ports on the switch. Server device bays assigned this type of
zone group have access to the array enclosures or tape devices connected to the ports included
in the zone group. Access to specific LUNs in the array enclosures must be controlled through the
storage management utility for the array enclosure.
NOTE:
• Creating a switch-port zone group for a switch port connected to a zoned SAS storage
enclosure such as the MDS600 or D2700 enclosure, is not allowed. Zoned SAS storage
enclosures can only be included in drive-bay zone groups.
• When a tape autoloader or library is included in the solution, do the following:
◦ Create a switch-port zone group for the port connected to the tape device.
◦ Create switch-port zone groups for ports connected to shared SAS storage enclosures.
Before creating a zone group, ensure that all storage enclosures are physically connected to the
switch and ready for use.
1. [Optional] Verify the status of the switch and switch ports. Use the show command to determine
which switch ports are available.
The display of this example is abbreviated, retaining key details. The display shows information
for the switch installed in interconnect bay 5, that none of the switch ports are already included
in a zone group, and that a P2000 G3 SAS MSA shared SAS storage enclosure is connected
to switch port 4.
=> switch loc=local port all show detail
Blade Enclosure At BottomC7000
Switch: Local (VSM Active)
Blade Switch Port: 54(Not Zoned)
Port Number: 1
Zoning Status: OK
Presence: Present
Attached Device Type: SAS Controller
Product ID: P2000 G3 SAS
Attached Device Firmware Version: T230
Enclosure Logical ID: 500C0FFDAC0A5000
LED Status: Green
.
.
Blade Switch Port: 58(Not Zoned)
Port Number: 8
Zoning Status: OK
Presence: Absent
LED Status: Off
2. Create the zone group.
This example shows how to create a zone group named “Ports_1” that includes ports 4 on
switches in interconnect bays 5 and 6.
=> switch loc=local startupdate
Success
=> switch loc=local create type=zg name=Ports_1 switchport=54,64
Success
=> switch loc=local saveupdate
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