HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide Second Edition (Linux Release) (T4283-96056, November 2006)

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storage system B. The following figure is an example of switch port zoning because the zones are
assigned to ports on a switch.
Figure 49 Resources in Two Zones
The following diagram provides an overview of zoning:
Figure 50 Overview of Zoning Capabilities
Description
• Zone Sets - A zone set is a collection of zones. You can have only one zone set active at a time
in a fabric; however, you can have a zone in more than one zone set. Zones sets are usually
created for a particular task.
• Zone - A collection of zone aliases and ports.
• Ports - The Worldwide Name of the port to which an element is connected. A port in a zone
can be of two types:
• switch port WWN