Guidelines to setting up zoning – HP StorageWorks 2.64 Core Switch User Manual
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Zoning Concepts
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Zoning Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide
Guidelines to Setting Up Zoning
Below are some guidelines for setting up zoning in your fabric:
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Create a detailed diagram of the fabric, showing all the switches with their
inter-switch links (ISLs). The diagram will help to account for every port in
the fabric.
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Create an expanded diagram of each switch in the fabric. This diagram will
account for every port type on each switch in the fabric (F_Port, FL_Port,
E_Port etc.).
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If the fabric is going to contain private loop devices (QuickLoop), then the
user will need to account for this. Refer to
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Consider turning off unused ports that have nothing connected to them within
zoned fabrics. This is a decision that will affect the security of the fabric. If
Secure Fabric OS is utilized, a policy to lock down ports can be implemented.
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For a fabrics with multiple zones enabled within it, it is best to configure one
zone at a time and then test it with the Zone Analyzer available in Web Tools.
Do not create all the zones at once; it will be more difficult to debug than
creating and testing one zone at a time. After the first zone is set up in the
fabric, the user may plug in devices and then test the connections to confirm
that everything is functioning properly.