Dell SC4020 - Fibre Channel Zoning; WWN Zoning Guidelines

Operating System Document with MPIO Instructions
• Dell Compellent Best Practices: Storage Center with SUSE Linux
Enterprise Server 11
VMware vSphere 5.x
• Dell Storage Center Best Practices with VMware vSphere 5.x
• Dell Storage Center Best Practices with VMware vSphere 6.x
Windows Server 2008,
2008 R2, 2012, and 2012
R2
Dell Storage Center: Microsoft Multipath I/O Best Practices
Fibre Channel Zoning
When using Fibre Channel for front-end connectivity, zones must be established to ensure that storage is
visible to the servers. Use the zoning concepts discussed in this section to plan the front-end connectivity
before starting to cable the
storage system.
Dell recommends creating zones using a single initiator host port and multiple Storage Center ports.
WWN Zoning Guidelines
When WWN zoning is configured, a device may reside on any port, or change physical ports and still be
visible, because the switch is seeking a WWN.
Virtual Port Mode
• Include all Storage Center physical World Wide Port Names (WWPNs) in a single zone.
• For each host server HBA port, create a zone that includes the single HBA port WWPN and multiple
Storage Center virtual WWPNs on the same switch.
Legacy Mode
• Include all Storage Center primary and reserve WWPNs in a single zone.
• For each host server HBA port, create a zone that includes the single HBA port WWPN and multiple
Storage Center primary WWPNs on the same switch.
Fibre Channel Replication
Storage Center System A (Virtual Port Mode) to Storage Center System B (Virtual Port Mode)
• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs from system A and system B in a single zone.
• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system A and the virtual WWPNs of system B on the
particular fabric.
• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system B and the virtual WWPNs of system A on the
particular fabric.
Storage Center System A (Virtual Port Mode) to Storage Center System B (Legacy Port Mode)
• Include all Storage Center virtual WWPNs of system A and all Storage Center primary and reserve
WWPNs of system B in a single zone.
• Include all Storage Center physical WWPNs of system A and all Storage Center primary and reserve
WWPNs of system B in a single zone.
Storage Center System A (Legacy Port Mode) Storage Center System B (Legacy Port Mode)
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