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Rule nl number Description 5 Maximum number of zone members per fabric is 10,000. Table 17 describes zoning enforcement for H-series switches. Table 17 Zoning enforcement for H-series switches Switch Configuration Enforcement Comments HP StorageWorks SN6000 Fibre Channel Switch HP StorageWorks 8/20q Fibre Channel Switch Define zones using domain number and port number Define zones using WWNs only Access authorization at frame level in hardware Hard zoning1 Access authorization at frame level in hardware Hard zoning1 Define zones using combination of domain/port numbers and WWNs Name Server directory-based authentication Soft zoning 1Zoning is hardware enforced only on a switch port or device that is a member of no more than 8 zones whose combined membership does not exceed 64. Zoning is hardware enforced on a switch port if the number of logged-in devices plus the number of zone members with access to that port is 64 or less. If these requirements are not met, the port implements soft zoning. SAN Design Reference Guide 91