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Configuring QuickLoop Zones

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Using QuickLoop Zones QuickLoop zone members are designated by looplet (port number) or by Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA). There are 126 unique AL_PAs per QuickLoop; a QuickLoop zone can contain no more than 126 addresses. Configuring QuickLoop Zones To configure QuickLoop zoning, follow these steps: 1. Create a QuickLoop. A QuickLoop is comprised of FL_ports on one or two switches within the fabric. To create a QuickLoop, specify a QuickLoop name (called a qloop for zoning), followed by a list of AL_PAs to be included. QuickLoop names define the switch (or pair of switches) that make up the QuickLoop. A QuickLoop name must be a unique alphanumeric string beginning with an alphabetical character. The underscore (_) is allowed; names are case sensitive. See Appendix B for the QuickLoop commands. 2. Define the QuickLoop zones. A QuickLoop zone is a group of FL_ports or AL_PAs that can communicate with each other. These ports and AL_PAs must reside within the same QuickLoop. To be a QuickLoop zone, every member must be either a looplet (FL_port) or an AL_PA within a single QuickLoop. QuickLoop zones can overlap looplets, but they must be confined to a single QuickLoop. QuickLoop zones are hardware enforced, but zones within a single looplet are not enforceable; HP recommends, therefore, that you do not partition devices within a looplet into different zones. To define a QuickLoop zone, specify the list of members to be included and assign a unique zone name. A QuickLoop zone name must be a unique alphanumeric string beginning with an alphabetical character. The underscore character (_) is allowed; names are case sensitive. To create a QuickLoop zone, specify QuickLoop zone members by looplet, by AL_PA, or by a combination of the two. To define a looplet, specify the QuickLoop zone name in quotes and the physical ports to be included, also in quotes. For example: "QLZoneName", "0,0; 0,1; 2,6; 2,7; 2,8" To define by AL_PA, specify the QuickLoop zone name in quotes with the QuickLoop name and desired AL_PAs, also in quotes. All AL_PAs must be associated with a QuickLoop name. For example: "QLZoneName", "qloop1 [01, 02, 04, e0, e1, e2]" 28 HP StorageWorks Zoning Version 2.6.1 User Guide

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Using QuickLoop Zones
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HP StorageWorks Zoning Version 2.6.1 User Guide
QuickLoop zone members are designated by looplet (port number) or by
Arbitrated Loop Physical Address (AL_PA). There are 126 unique AL_PAs per
QuickLoop; a QuickLoop zone can contain no more than 126 addresses.
Configuring QuickLoop Zones
To configure QuickLoop zoning, follow these steps:
1.
Create a QuickLoop.
A QuickLoop is comprised of FL_ports on one or two switches within the
fabric. To create a QuickLoop, specify a QuickLoop name (called a
qloop
for
zoning), followed by a list of AL_PAs to be included. QuickLoop names
define the switch (or pair of switches) that make up the QuickLoop.
A QuickLoop name must be a unique alphanumeric string beginning with an
alphabetical character. The underscore (_) is allowed; names are case
sensitive. See
Appendix B
for the QuickLoop commands.
2.
Define the QuickLoop zones.
A QuickLoop zone is a group of FL_ports or AL_PAs that can communicate
with each other. These ports and AL_PAs must reside within the same
QuickLoop. To be a QuickLoop zone, every member must be either a looplet
(FL_port) or an AL_PA within a single QuickLoop. QuickLoop zones can
overlap looplets, but they must be confined to a single QuickLoop.
QuickLoop zones are hardware enforced, but zones within a single looplet are
not enforceable; HP recommends, therefore, that you do not partition devices
within a looplet into different zones.
To define a QuickLoop zone, specify the list of members to be included and
assign a unique zone name. A QuickLoop zone name must be a unique
alphanumeric string beginning with an alphabetical character. The underscore
character (_) is allowed; names are case sensitive.
To create a QuickLoop zone, specify QuickLoop zone members by looplet, by
AL_PA, or by a combination of the two.
To define a
looplet
, specify the QuickLoop zone name in quotes and the
physical ports to be included, also in quotes. For example:
“QLZoneName”, “0,0; 0,1; 2,6; 2,7; 2,8”
To define by
AL_PA
, specify the QuickLoop zone name in quotes with the
QuickLoop name and desired AL_PAs, also in quotes. All AL_PAs must be
associated with a QuickLoop name. For example:
“QLZoneName”, “qloop1 [01, 02, 04, e0, e1, e2]”