Q-Logic SANBOX2-8C/16 Switch User Manual


 
3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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Figure 3-4. Active Zone Set Data Window
3.4
Zoning a Fabric
Zoning enables you to divide the ports and devices of the fabric into zones for
more efficient and secure communication among functionally grouped nodes. This
subsection addresses the following topics:
Zoning concepts
Using the Zoning Config dialog
Restoring default zoning
Using the Edit Zoning dialog
Merging fabrics and zoning
Managing zone sets
Managing zones
Managing aliases
3.4.1
Zoning Concepts
The following zoning concepts provide some context for the zoning tasks
described in this section:
Zones
Active Zoneset
Data Window