2–Managing Fabrics
Zoning
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c.
Select the
WWN
,
Domain/Port
, or
First Port Address
option.
d.
Enter the hexadecimal value for the port/device according to the option
selected: 16 digits for a WWN member, 4 digits for a Domain/ Port
member (DDPP), or a 6-digit Fibre Channel Address for a First Port
Address member (DDPPAA) where D=domain ID, P=port number, and
A=ALPA.
3.
Click
OK
to add the member and save the change.
Removing an Alias from All Zones
To remove an alias from all zones, do the following:
1.
On the Zone Sets tree on the Edit Zoning dialog box, select the alias to be
removed.
2.
On the
Edit
menu, click
Delete Alias
.
3.
Click
Yes
on the Remove dialog box to save the change.
4.
Click
Apply
on the Edit Zoning dialog box to save the change.
5.
Click
Close
to close the Edit Zoning dialog box.
Merging Fabrics and Zoning
If you join two fabrics with an inter-switch link, the active zone sets from the two
fabrics attempt to merge automatically. The fabrics may consist of a single switch
or many switches already connected together. The switches in the two fabrics
attempt to create a new active zone set containing the union of each fabric's
active zone set. The propagation of zoning information only affects the active zone
set, not the configured zone sets, unless Merge Auto Save is turned on.
Zone Merge Failure
If a zone merge is unsuccessful, the inter-switch links between the fabrics will
isolate due to a zone merge failure, which will generate an alarm. The reason for
the E_Port isolation can also be determined by viewing the port information. Refer
to
for more information.
A zone merge will fail if the two active zone sets have member zones with
identical names that differ in membership or type. For example, consider Fabric A
and Fabric B each with a zone named “ZN1” in its active zone set. Fabric A "ZN1"
contains a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 1; Fabric B “ZN1” contains
a member specified by Domain ID 1 and Port 2. In this case, the merge will fail
because the two zones have the same name, but different membership.
A zone merge may also fail if the merged zones/members exceeds the max
zoning limits. Refer to
“Viewing Zoning Limits and Properties” on page 2-29
for
more information on zoning limits.