HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Zoning Enforcement for M-Series and Mcdata Switches

Table 70 Zoning enforcement for M-series and McDATA switches
CommentsEnforcementConfigurationSwitches
Soft zoning or hard
nl
zoning (5.01.00-24 and
later)
Discovery authentication
Name Server
directory-based
authentication
Access authorization at
frame level in hardware
Define zones using
domain number and port
number (HP M-series
Homogeneous Fabric
mode or McDATA Fabric
mode only)
Define zones using
WWNs only
Define zones using
combination of
domain/port numbers
and WWNs (HP M-series
Homogeneous Fabric
mode or McDATA Fabric
mode only)
HP StorageWorks
Edge Switch 2/12
Edge Switch 2/24
Edge Switch 2/32
Director 2/64
Director 2/140
McDATA
Sphereon 4700
Sphereon 4400
Brocade
M4700 Fabric Switch
M4400 Fabric Switch
Soft zoningDiscovery authentication
Name Server
directory-based
authentication
Define zones using
domain number, port
number (must be in
McDATA Fabric mode if
connected to an M-series
fabric)
Define zones using
WWNs only
Define zones using
combination of
domain/port numbers
and WWNs (must be in
McDATA Fabric mode if
connected to an M-series
fabric)
McDATA 4 Gb SAN
Switch for HP p-Class
BladeSystem
M-series switches and fabric rules166