Emulex 375 - Manual (Page 43)

E MULEX M ODEL 375 SAN S TORAGE S WITCH
U SER ’ S G UIDE C HAPTER 3: S WITCH M ANAGEMENT
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One-Step Zoning
Zoning allows ports to be divided into multiple virtual zones (or work groups), similar to Virtual Local
Area Networking (VLAN). By separating activity on the network, zoning also eliminates change
notification propagation (change notifications that occur within one zone cannot propagate to other
zones.)
Use zoning to:
• Separate different operating system environments.
• Temporarily block or grant access during backup or other tasks.
• Consolidate equipment logically.
• Designate closed user groups for increased security.
• Separate test or maintenance areas from production areas.
Zone configuration settings are available on the Web Manager’s One-Step Zoning page. The page is
arranged as a grid of check boxes for placing ports in appropriate zones. Ports are listed across the top
of the grid. Zones are listed down the left side. Similar to other Web Manager pages, the port color
represents the current port status.
To view the One-Step Zoning page:
Click Advanced Functions > One-Step Zoning.
The switch is capable of up to twelve zones. Initially, all ports reside in Zone 0. However, a port will clear
from Zone 0 whenever it is selected and placed in another zone.
The color of each zone indicates its status. See the descriptions in the following table:
Color Description
Down (red) One or more ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, but
hardware has caused a failure.
Up (green) Ports have been selected, zoning has been activated, and the FC-AL
circuit is operational.
Not Active (yellow) Ports have been selected but zoning has not been activated.
Undefined (gray) No ports have been selected.
Figure 3-12: One-Step Zoning page