Zoning limits and enforcement
Table 69 lists zoning limits for M-series and McDATA switches. (See also “Zoning” on page 421.)
Table 69 M-series and McDATA zoning limits
Firmware 6.4.
x
.
xx
.
xx
Firmware 09.
xx
.
xx
Zoning parameter
Maximum value with McDATA
4 Gb SAN Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem
Maximum value with M-series
switches
4,0964,096
Number of zone members in a
zone
2,0472,048Number of zones in a zone set
4,0964,096
Number of unique zone members
in a zone set
4,0964,096
Total number of zone members in
a zone set (where a zone member
can be in multiple zones)
6464Characters per zoning name
4,0964,096
Number of unique zone members
in HAFM Zoning Library
2,0482,048
Number of zones in HAFM Zoning
Library
6464
Number of zone sets in HAFM
Zoning Library
600
2,048
1
Number of end ports
600
2,048
1
Number of devices supported (in-
cluding loop devices)
1
In fabric configurations that include more than 1,500 devices, any Edge Switch 2/16, Edge Switch 2/32, or Director 2/64
should be deployed at the edge of the fabric.
Table 70 describes zoning enforcement for M-series and McDATA switches.
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