HP StorageWorks 16-EL HP StorageWorks Zoning V3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide (AA-RS26C - Page 24

Zoning Concepts Table 2: Area and Port Mappings (Continued) Slot Number Slot 8 Area and Port Mappings on a Switch Area numbers range from 16 to 31 Port numbers range from 0 to 15 Slot 9 Area numbers range from 32 to 47 Port numbers range from 0 to 15 Slot 10 Area numbers range from 48 to 63 Port numbers range from 0 to 15 Zone Objects and Aliases The following sections describe zone objects and zone aliases. Zone Objects Zone objects are the devices or ports in a zone. Objects can be categorized as devices that are either part of a fabric zone or of a QuickLoop zone. An object cannot be part of both categories. When zone objects are defined, they are put into zones. One or more zones is a zone configuration. For example: Zone Configuration -> Zone -> Zone Objects -> QuickLoop devices/ports or Fabric devices/ports cfgname -> zonename Zone Aliases Zone aliases simplify repetitive entry of "zone objects" such as port numbers or World Wide Names. For example, the name "Eng" could be used as an alias for "10:00:00:80:33:3f:aa:11". An alias is a name assigned to a device or group of devices. By creating an alias you can assign a familiar name to a device, or you can group multiple devices into a single name. This can simplify cumbersome entries and allow an intuitive naming structure, such as using NT_Hosts to define all Windows NT hosts in the fabric. 24 Zoning Version 3.1.x/4.1.x User Guide