Deleting zone aliases, Accessing information about zoning – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual
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7.
Remove ports from the zone by selecting them in the Ports in the Zone Alias pane and clicking
the Remove From Zone button.
NOTE:
To select all of the ports, select the check box next to the Port heading.
8.
Click OK.
Deleting Zone Aliases
You cannot delete a zone alias if it is the only member in a zone.
To delete a zone alias:
1.
Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2.
In the right pane, click the SAN Zoning tab.
3.
In the right pane, click the Provision button corresponding to the fabric in which you want to
delete a zone alias.
4.
Click Step 1 Zone Alias.
5.
Click the button corresponding to the zone alias you want to delete.
6.
When you are asked if you want to delete the zone alias, click OK.
Accessing Information About Zoning
Keep in mind the following:
•
on page 341 for more information about which zoning features are supported for
your switches.
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(Cisco SIM-S Switch Connections Only) Zone that are part of an active zone set are listed
multiple times for each switch in the virtual SAN. When a zone set is activated, the zone is
copied to each switch in the virtual SAN. The zone is then listed twice (active and non-active
versions) for each switch.
To access information about zones and to be able to manage them, do the following steps:
1.
Click Tools > Storage Essentials > Provisioning Manager in HP Systems Insight Manager.
2.
In the right pane, click the SAN Zoning tab.
3.
In the right pane, click the Provision button corresponding to the fabric in which you want to
access information about zoning.
4.
Click Step 2 Zone.
This page lists the zones, their aliases and ports under the following columns:
• Name - Click the name of the zone to view its properties.
Keep in mind the following:
• (Cisco SMI-S Switches) The management server prefixes the names of zones on Cisco
switches with the name of the Virtual SAN and the switch the zones reside on. For
example, assume you have the name VSANNAME:cisco1:ZoneName displayed under
the Name column. VSANNAME is the name of the virtual SAN in which the zone was