HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.1.1 administrator guide (5697-0235, December 2009)

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When you create a TI zone, by default, failover is enabled and the zone is activated. If you want to change
the failover mode after you create the zone, see ”Modifying TI zones” on page 300.
If you are creating a TI zone with failover disabled, consider the following:
• Ensure that the E_Ports of the TI zone correspond to valid paths; otherwise, the route might be missing
for ports in that TI zone. Use the topologyShow command to verify the paths.
• Ensure that sufficient non-dedicated paths through the fabric exist for all devices that are not in a TI
zone; otherwise, these devices might become isolated.
To create a TI zone:
1. Connect to the switch and log in as admin.
2. Issue the zone --create command:
zone --create -t objtype [-o optlist] name -p "portlist"
where:
3. Issue the cfgEnable command to reactivate your current effective configuration and enforce the TI
zones:
cfgenable “current_effective_configuration”
TI zone creation examples:
The following examples create a TI zone named “bluezone”, which contains E_Ports 1,1 and 2,4 and
N_Ports 1,8 and 2,6.
To create a TI zone with failover enabled (default settings):
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6"
To create a TI zone with failover enabled (the zone is activated by default):
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o dn bluezone -p "1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6"
To create a TI zone with failover disabled and activate the zone:
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o an bluezone -p “1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6”
To create a TI zone and deactivate it (failover is enabled by default):
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o d bluezone -p “1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6”
To create a deactivated TI zone with failover disabled:
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti -o dn bluezone -p “1,1; 2,4; 1,8; 2,6”
To create a TI zone in the edge fabric with failover enabled and activate it (default settings):
switch:admin> zone --create -t ti bluezone -p “1,1; 1,8; 2,-1; 3,-1”
objtype The zone object type, which is ti for TI zones.
optlist A list of options for creating the zone and controlling failover mode.
• a Activate the zone after it is created.
• d Deactivate the zone after it is created.
• n Disable failover mode.
• f Enable failover mode.
You can specify either a or d to activate or deactivate the zone, and either
n or f to set the failover mode.
name The name of the zone to be created.
portlist The list of ports to be included in the TI zone. Ports are designated using
“D,I” (Domain,Index) format. Multiple ports are separated by a semicolon,
followed by a space.