Step 3 - select a zone – HP Storage Essentials NAS Manager Software User Manual

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• To automatically create a zone if a zone does not meet a preset criteria, click the button

above the Zone pane. Then, select the option, Automatically create new zone if no
existing zone containing HBA and storage system ports is detected

. Select one of the

options listed. See

Zone Customize Dialog

” on page 461 for more information about

setting the criteria. After you set the criteria, select a host and click Step 2. If the

management server finds a zone that meets the criteria, it selects the zone in the Zone pane.

If the management server does not find a zone that meets the criteria, it asks for a zone

name. See ”

Naming Conventions for Zones

” on page 458 for more information about the

naming requirements for a zone. After you type a zone name, the new zone is displayed in

the Zone pane, but it has not been created yet. It is created when the job runs.

• To configure zoning manually, click the button above the Zone pane. Then, deselect the

option, Automatically create new zone if no existing zone containing HBA and
storage system ports is detected

. In the zone pane, you must select a zone or create one

manually.

If you see the icon next to a host, it means the host is unreachable.

3.

Click the Step 2 button.
Information about the selected port, such as its Worldwide Name, is displayed below the Host

pane. The volumes for that host are displayed in the Volume pane.

4.

Select a host security group in the LUN pane. See

Creating a Host Security Group

” on

page 454 for information on how to create a host security group. See ”

General Provisioning

Issues

” on page 385 for information on how your storage system handles host security groups.

5.

Click Step 4.

Step 3 - Select a Zone

NOTE:

If the zone has already been selected and Step 5 is clicked, skip this step or click the

button to clear the selection.

If you do not have a zone selected or you do not have one created yet, most likely the option,
Automatically Configure Zoning

, is not selected in the Zone Customize Dialog ( ). The

management server assumes you want to select a pre-existing zone or create one manually when

you deselect the Automatically Configure Zoning option.

To reuse a zone

- Select a zone in the Zone pane and then click Step 5. Expand a fabric node

to view its zones.

To create a zone

- Select a fabric in the zone pane, click the button, type a zone name. See

the following topic for more information.

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