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Zoning Feature
The switch supports a name server zoning feature that partitions
attached devices into restricted-access groups called zones. Devices
in the same zone can recognize and communicate with each other
through switched port-to-port connections. Devices in separate zones
cannot communicate with each other.
Zoning is configured by authorizing or restricting access to name
server information associated with device N_Ports that attach to
switch fabric ports (F_Ports). A zone member is specified by the port
number to which a device is attached, or by the eight-byte (16-digit)
worldwide name (WWN) assigned to the host bus adapter (HBA) or
Fibre Channel interface installed in a device. A device can belong to
multiple zones.
CAUTION
If zoning is implemented by port number, a change to the switch
fiber-optic cable configuration disrupts zone operation and may
incorrectly include or exclude a device from a zone.
CAUTION
If zoning is implemented by WWN, removal and replacement of a
device HBA or Fibre Channel interface (thereby changing the
device WWN) disrupts zone operation and may incorrectly include
or exclude a device from a zone.
CAUTION
In Open Fabric mode, only zoning by WWN is supported. Zoning
by port numbers is not.
Zones are grouped into zone sets. A zone set is a group of zones that
is enabled (activated) or disabled across all switches in a multiswitch
fabric. Only one zone set can be enabled at one time.