HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class User Manual

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Switch ports

In the grid representing the switches, select the ports to be included in the
zone group.

To select a switch port, click an available (white) port. (The port status is
automatically updated, changing the color from white to blue.) To clear a
selection, click the selected (blue) port. (The port status is automatically updated,
changing the color from blue to white).

White=Selectable—Not yet assigned to a zone group and can be added
to this zone group.

Blue=Selected—Selected in this session or already a member of this zone
group.

Gray=Not Selectable—Assigned to a different zone group or attached to
storage enclosures without port-based zoning capabilities. Can not be
selected.

Helpful hints:

To expand or contract the display for each switch, click the arrow at the far right of the display.

In addition to the mouse, the tab, arrow keys, and space bar can be used to select or clear
ports from the zone group.

Information about the switch port is included in the display. If the port is connected to a device,
information about the device is displayed. If a tape device is connected to a switch port,
information is shown only for the first tape drive.

In dual-domain switch environments, select ports on both switches, to provide access through
both switches in the pair.

Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group. This allows
you to pre-configure the zone groups and connect additional storage enclosures at a later
time.

The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group:

Pending Save—until the configuration is saved.

Unassigned—until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group.

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Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab

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