The supported zone configurations are shown in the following table.
Note: Mode 0 means that zoning is disabled.
Table 4. D1212 and D1224 zoning configurations
Zoning
mode
Number
of zones
Maximum
number
of hosts
Zone
number Host ports
Expansion
ports
Drive bays
D1212 D1224
Zoning with SAS standard cables
Mode 0 1 2 1 A, B C 0-11 0-23
Mode 1 2 2 1 A C 0-1, 4-5, 8-9 0-11
2 B 2-3, 6-7, 10-11 12-23
Mode 2 3 3 1 A N/A 0-3 0-7
2 B 4-7 8-15
3 C 8-11 16-23
Zoning with SAS Y-cables
Mode 0 1 4 1 A.1, A.2, B.1, B.2 C 0-11 0-23
Mode 3 3 3 1 A.1 C 0-3 0-7
2 A.2 4-7 8-15
3 B.1 8-11 16-23
Mode 4 4 4 1 A.1 C 0, 4, 8 0-5
2 A.2 1, 5, 9 6-11
3 B.1 2, 6, 10 12-17
4 B.2 3, 7, 11 18-23
Mode 5 6 6 1 A.1 N/A N/A 0-3
2 A.2 4-7
3 B.1 8-11
4 B.2 12-15
5 C.1 16-19
6 C.2 20-23