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Admin Domain Membership, Implementing Administrative Domains

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8 AD255 or Physical Fabric AD255 is a virtual domain that contains all devices, switches, and switch ports in the fabric. AD255 presents an unfiltered view of the fabric and is also referred to as the physical fabric. The term "physical fabric" is used in Web Tools only. You can use AD255 to: • Manage other Admin Domains. • Get an unfiltered view of the fabric. • Manage ACL and distribution (can be managed in AD0 if no other Admin Domains are present). • Advanced Performance Monitoring (can be managed in AD0 if no other Admin Domains are present). You cannot manage zones with AD255, because AD255 does not have a zone database associated with it. Admin Domain Membership Switches, ports, and devices can be members of an Admin Domain. Admin Domain members can be either direct or indirect members. • Direct members-Devices, switches, and ports that you explicitly add to an Admin Domain. Direct members are listed in the Admin Domain membership list. • Indirect port members-Ports that are implicitly added as part of an Admin Domain when any of the following occurs: - A device that is connected to a port has been added to the Admin Domain. - A switch to which the port belongs is a member of the Admin Domain. • Indirect device members-Devices that are connected to ports that are direct members of an Admin Domain. Implementing Administrative Domains The default zone mode setting gives your attached devices either All Access to all devices or No Access to all devices. To begin implementing an Admin Domain structure within a SAN, you must set the default zone mode to No Access. You must be in AD0 to change the default zone mode. After the default zone mode has been set to No Access, you cannot change it from the physical fabric. Even though the default zone mode access is set to No Access, you can still create and enable zones within each Admin Domain. These zones are configurable only from the Admin Domain in which they were created. Indirect port members cannot be zoned. To enable Admin Domains 1. Change the Admin Domain context to AD0. See "Admin Domain Context" on page 2-8. 2. Change the Default Zone mode to No Access. See "Setting the Default Zoning Mode" on page 9-3. 3. Navigate to AD255 or the physical fabric and begin managing the Admin Domains. Web Tools Administrator's Guide 8-3 Publication Number: 53-0000194-01

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Web Tools Administrator’s Guide
8-3
Publication Number: 53-0000194-01
8
AD255 or Physical Fabric
AD255 is a virtual domain that contains all devices, switches, and switch ports in the fabric. AD255
presents an unfiltered view of the fabric and is also referred to as the physical fabric. The term “physical
fabric” is used in Web Tools only.
You can use AD255 to:
Manage other Admin Domains.
Get an unfiltered view of the fabric.
Manage ACL and distribution (can be managed in AD0 if no other Admin Domains are present).
Advanced Performance Monitoring (can be managed in AD0 if no other Admin Domains are
present).
You cannot manage zones with AD255, because AD255 does not have a zone database associated with
it.
Admin Domain Membership
Switches, ports, and devices can be members of an Admin Domain. Admin Domain members can be
either direct or indirect members.
Direct members—Devices, switches, and ports that you explicitly add to an Admin Domain. Direct
members are listed in the Admin Domain membership list.
Indirect port members—Ports that are implicitly added as part of an Admin Domain when any of
the following occurs:
-
A device that is connected to a port has been added to the Admin Domain.
-
A switch to which the port belongs is a member of the Admin Domain.
Indirect device members—Devices that are connected to ports that are direct members of an Admin
Domain.
Implementing Administrative Domains
The default zone mode setting gives your attached devices either All Access to all devices or No Access
to all devices.
To begin implementing an Admin Domain structure within a SAN, you must set the
default zone mode to No Access.
You must be in AD0 to change the default zone mode.
After the
default zone mode has been set to No Access, you cannot change it from the physical fabric
.
Even though the default zone mode access is set to No Access, you can still create and enable zones
within each Admin Domain. These zones are configurable only from the Admin Domain in which they
were created. Indirect port members cannot be zoned.
To enable Admin Domains
1.
Change the Admin Domain context to AD0. See
“Admin Domain Context”
on page 2-8.
2.
Change the Default Zone mode to No Access. See
“Setting the Default Zoning Mode”
on page 9-3.
3.
Navigate to AD255 or the physical fabric and begin managing the Admin Domains.