HP StorageWorks 8/80 HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0 - Page 256

Table 64 Resulting database size: 128K to 256K (continued) Initiator Receiver Fabric OS 3.1 Fabric OS 3.2 Fabric OS 4.0/ 4.1/ 4.2 Fabric OS 4.4.0 Fabric OS 5.0.0/5.0.1 Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later FC router XPath 7.3 Segment Segment Segment Segment Join Segment Join Join Join Segment Segment Segment Join Join Join Segment Fabric OS 5.0.0/ 5.0.1/ 5.1.0 Join Join Join Segment Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later Fibre Channel Router Join Join Join Segment Join Join Join Segment XPath 7.3 Segment Join Segment Segment Table 65 Resulting database size: 256K to 1M Initiator Receiver Fabric OS Fabric 3.1 OS 3.2 Fabric OS 4.0/ 4.1/ 4.2 Fabric OS 4.4.0 Fabric OS 5.0.0/ 5.0.1/ 5.1.0 Fabric OS 3.1 Fabric OS 3.2 Fabric OS 4.0/ 4.1/4.2 Fabric OS 4.4.0 Fabric OS 5.0.0/ 5.0.1/5.1.0 Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Asymmetrical Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Join Segment FC router XPath 7.3 Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Join Segment Fabric OS 5.2.0 or later Fibre Channel Router XPath 7.3 Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Segment Join Join Segment Join Segment Join Segment Segment Segment Zoning configurations You can store a number of zones in a zoning configuration database. The maximum number of items that can be stored in the zoning configuration database depends on the following criteria: • Number of switches in the fabric. • Whether or not interoperability mode is enabled. • Number of bytes for each item name. The number of bytes required for an item name depends on the specifics of the fabric, but cannot exceed 64 bytes for each item. When enabling a new zone configuration, you must ensure that the size of the configuration does not exceed the minimum size supported by all switches in the fabric. This is particularly important if and when you downgrade to a Fabric OS version that supports a smaller zone database than the current Fabric OS. In this scenario, the zone database in the current Fabric OS would have to be changed to the smaller zone database before the downgrade. You can use the cfgSize command to check both the maximum available size and the currently saved size on all switches. See the Fabric OS Command Reference for details on the cfgSize command. If you believe you are approaching the maximum, you can save a partially completed zoning configuration and use the cfgSize command to determine the remaining space. 254 Administering advanced zoning