CHAPTER 5
Configuring and Managing Zones
Zoning enables you to set up access control between storage devices or user groups. If you have administrator
privileges in your fabric, you can create zones to increase network security and to prevent data loss or corruption.
Zoning is enforced by examining the source-destination ID field.
Advanced zoning capabilities specified in the FC-GS-4 and FC-SW-3 standards are provided. You can use
either the existing basic zoning capabilities or the advanced, standards-compliant zoning capabilities.
• About Zoning, on page 37
• Autozone, on page 44
• Zone Configuration, on page 53
• Zone Sets, on page 61
• ZoneSet Distribution, on page 76
• Zoneset Duplication, on page 80
• Advanced Zone Attributes, on page 89
• Displaying Zone Information, on page 104
• Enhanced Zoning, on page 112
• Compacting the Zone Database for Downgrading, on page 133
• Zone and ZoneSet Analysis, on page 134
• Zoning Best Practice, on page 137
• Enhancing Zone Server Performance, on page 149
• Zone Server SNMP Optimization, on page 150
• Zone Server Delta Distribution, on page 151
• Default Settings , on page 152
About Zoning
Zoning has the following features:
• A zone consists of multiple zone members.
• Members in a zone can access each other; members in different zones cannot access each other.
• If zoning is not activated, all devices are members of the default zone.
• If zoning is activated, any device that is not in an active zone (a zone that is part of an active zoneset)
is a member of the default zone.
Cisco MDS 9000 Series Fabric Configuration Guide, Release 8.x
37
To Next Page
Loading...
Need help?
General
