HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide for Enterprise Edition and Standard Edition SRM Software (July 2008)

HP Storage Essentials SRM 6.0 User Guide 521
Use Table 133 on page 521 as a guideline for setting up zoning.
Keep in mind the following:
• If you use another product to make zoning changes (such as adding a zone) you must perform
Discovery Data Collection in order to make the management server aware of these changes.
• The management server creates a zone by finding the port or WWN of discovered elements.
The management server cannot create a zone using Fibre Channel addresses. If you use a
third-party software to create a zone using Fibre Channel addresses, the active zone will appear
empty in the user interface of the management server.
Activities Supported by Zoning
Table 134 on page 521 contains information about the options supported for each type of switch .
For additional information on specific switch types, refer to the paragraphs following this table.
Table 133 Setting Up Zoning
Step Action Description For More Information
1 Create a
zone alias
Optional: Zone aliases are used to give
meaningful names to switch ports, HBA
ports, or storage system ports.
”Creating a Zone Alias” on
page 524
2Create
zones
Zoning is the primary tool to constrain
groups of SAN members. A zone defines
a logical SAN that contains limited
element membership.
The only elements visible to members of a
zone are other members of that zone.
”Creating a Zone in a Fabric”
on page 527
3Create
zone sets
A zone set contains multiple zones. ”Creating a Zone Set” on
page 529
4 Activate a
zone set
A switch fabric can have multiple zone
sets defined, but only one zone set can be
active.
”Activating a Zone Set” on
page 532
Table 134 Zoning Support
Switch
Type
Capability
View
Active
Zones
View
Inactive
Zones
View
Aliases
Zone/
Zone Set
Provisioning
1
Zone Set
Copying
Port
Statistics
Brocade Y Y Y Y N Y