HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

Path Provisioning450
IMPORTANT: (McDATA switches only) Path Provisioning looks for the names of the active zone set
and of the active zones and all of their saved counterparts in the zoning library in EFC Manager.
The provisioning job only occurs if those names match.
About the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode Option
By default Path Provisioning creates zones through Worldwide Names, which means it looks for a
port on a host and a port on a storage system to create the zone. Zoning through WWNs is not
dependent upon the switch. This means you could change switches and as long as the host and
storage system are able to access each other through the network.
You can create zones through switch port zoning if you select the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode
option. When you select the Use Switch Port Zoning Mode option, you select ports on a switch
to create your zone. For example, ports 1 and 2 on a switch could be designated for a zone. This
means that whatever is connected to either of those ports will be a part of the zone.
Automatically Configure Zoning
To automatically configure zoning:
1. Click the button above the Zone pane before you select a host.
2. Select the option, Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA and
storage system ports is detected.
3. Select one of the options mentioned in the previous bulleted list. Then, click Apply.
4. Select a storage system and click Step 1.
5. Select a host and click Step 2.
6. One of the following occurs:
• If the management server cannot find a zone that meets the criteria set in Step 3, it asks for
a zone name.
• If the management server finds a zone that meets the criteria set in Step 3, it selects the zone
in the Zone pane.
7. If you are asked for a zone name, type the zone name and then click OK.
See ”Naming Conventions for Zones” on page 446 for restrictions on naming zones.
The new zone is displayed in the Zone pane, but it has not been created yet. It will be created
when the job runs.
Manually Configure Zoning
The management server assumes you want to select a pre-existing zone or create one manually
when you deselect the Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA
and storage system ports is detected option.
• To reuse a zone - Select a zone in the Zone pane and then click Step 5. Expand a fabric
node to view its zones.