HP StorageWorks 4000/6000/8000 - Enterprise Virtual Arrays - Zoning Enforcement for H-Series Switches

Description
Rule
nl
number
Maximum number of zone members per fabric is 10,000.5
Table 17 describes zoning enforcement for H-series switches.
Table 17 Zoning enforcement for H-series switches
CommentsEnforcementConfigurationSwitch
Hard zoning
1
Access authorization at frame
level in hardware
Define zones using domain
number and port number
HP StorageWorks
SN6000 Fibre Channel
Switch
HP StorageWorks 8/20q
Fibre Channel Switch
Hard zoning
1
Access authorization at frame
level in hardware
Define zones using WWNs
only
Soft zoning
Name Server directory-based
authentication
Define zones using combina-
tion of domain/port numbers
and WWNs
1
Zoning is hardware enforced only on a switch port or device that is a member of no more than 8 zones whose combined
membership does not exceed 64. Zoning is hardware enforced on a switch port if the number of logged-in devices plus the
number of zone members with access to that port is 64 or less. If these requirements are not met, the port implements soft
zoning.
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