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Zoning limits and enforcement Table 52 lists the zoning limits for C-series Fibre Channel switches. (See also "Zoning" on page 421.) Table 52 Zoning limits for C-series Fibre Channel switches Rule nl number Description1 1 Maximum number of zones for a fabric with VSANs is 8,000. 2 Maximum number of zone members for a fabric with VSANs is 20,000. 1Note: VSANs and IVR are not supported on the MDS 9020. IVR is not supported on the MDS 9124, MDS 9124e, and MDS 9134. Table 53 describes zoning enforcement for C-series Fibre Channel switches. Table 53 Zoning enforcement for C-series Fibre Channel switches Switch MDS 9506 MDS 9509 MDS 9513 MDS 9216/9216A/9216i MDS 9222i MDS 9120 MDS 9140 MDS 9124 MDS 9124e MDS 9134 Configuration Defines zones using Domain ID and port number Defines zones using WWNs only Defines zones using Domain ID and port number with WWNs Enforcement Comments Access authorization at Hard zoning frame level in hardware MDS 9020 pWWN FC alias Name Server directorybased authentication Soft zoning C-series VSAN high availability Figure 47 shows a typical high-availability configuration with server and storage connections to different fabrics. It provides two paths for data access between servers and storage. The addition of an ISL between Fabric A and Fabric B enables you to manage both fabrics through a single management server. This configuration is classified as a level 3 high-availability configuration. See "Data availability" on page 53 for information about SAN data availability levels. 150 C-series switches and fabric rules