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Chapter 1 Product Overview
Introduction
This chapter includes general information about managing and monitoring a switch using
ZONING.
ZONING is a Fabric management service used to create logical device subsets within a
Storage Area Network (SAN), and enables resource partitioning for management and access
control. It allows a finer segmentation of Storage Area Networks (SANs).
ZONING is used to set up barriers between different operating environments, to deploy logical
Fabric subsets by creating defined user groups, or to create test and/or maintenance areas that
are separate within the Fabric. It allows you the flexibility to manage a SAN to meet different
closed user groups objectives.
shows a typical use of ZONING.
Figure 1-1 A Typical Use of ZONING in a Fabric with Three Zones
The benefits of ZONING include the following:
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Increased environmental security where and when needed.
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Optimization of Information Technology (IT) resources in response to user demand
and changing user profiles.
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Versatility to customize environments as and when needed.