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Configuring VSANs and Interfaces, Configuring Zones and Zone

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Chapter 1 Overview Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets Send documentation comments to [email protected] VSANs and zoning within the MDS 9000 Family of products aid the SAN designer in building secure and manageable networking environments while optimizing the use and cost of switching hardware. VSANs are used to divide a redundant physical SAN infrastructure into separate virtual SAN islands, each with its own set of Fibre Channel fabric services. By each VSAN supporting an independent set of Fibre Channel services, a VSAN-enabled infrastructure can house numerous applications without concern for fabric resource or event conflicts between these virtual environments. Once the physical fabric has been divided, zoning is then used to implement a security layout within each VSAN that is tuned to the needs of each application within each VSAN. VSANs are first created as isolated fabrics within a common physical topology. Once VSANs have been created, individual unique zone sets can then be applied as necessary within each VSAN. See Chapter 5, "Configuring VSANs and Interfaces," and Chapter 6, "Configuring Zones and Zone Sets," for details on configuring VSANs, interfaces, zones, and zone sets. OL-7765-05 Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide 1-3

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Cisco MDS 9000 Family Fabric Manager Quick Configuration Guide
OL-7765-05
Chapter 1
Overview
Overview of VSANs, Interfaces, Zones, and Zone Sets
VSANs and zoning within the MDS 9000 Family of products aid the SAN designer in building secure
and manageable networking environments while optimizing the use and cost of switching hardware.
VSANs are used to divide a redundant physical SAN infrastructure into separate virtual SAN islands,
each with its own set of Fibre Channel fabric services. By each VSAN supporting an independent set of
Fibre Channel services, a VSAN-enabled infrastructure can house numerous applications without
concern for fabric resource or event conflicts between these virtual environments. Once the physical
fabric has been divided, zoning is then used to implement a security layout within each VSAN that is
tuned to the needs of each application within each VSAN.
VSANs are first created as isolated fabrics within a common physical topology. Once VSANs have been
created, individual unique zone sets can then be applied as necessary within each VSAN.
See
Chapter 5, “Configuring VSANs and Interfaces,”
and
Chapter 6, “Configuring Zones and Zone
Sets,”
for details on configuring VSANs, interfaces, zones, and zone sets.