HP Surestore 64 Planning Guide - Page 122
Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Directors (Optional), zoning by WWN is recommended. In addition
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Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Directors (Optional) If a name server zoning is to be implemented, carefully plan the characteristics and security objectives (differentiation of operating systems, data sets user groups, devices, or processes) of zone members, zones and zone sets. If a fabric topology is implemented, zoning is configured on a fabric- wide basis. Planning for zoned configurations must be carefully coordinated with planning a fabric topology. The following factors should be considered when planning to implement name server zoning: • Zone and zone set naming conventions The director conforms to the open fabric naming convention by using the following zone and zone set naming rules: - Zone and zone set names can be up to 64 characters in length. - The first character of the name must be an upper case alpha character (A through Z) or lower case alpha character (a through z). - Characters other than the first character can be upper or lower case alphanumeric characters (A through Z, a through z, or 0 through 9), a dollar sign ( $ ), hyphen ( - ), caret ( ^ ), or underscore ( _ ). • Zone members specified by port number or WWN Consider if zoning is to be implemented by port number or WWN. Because changes to a port connections or fiber-optic cable configurations may disrupt zone operation, zoning by WWN is recommended. In addition, if a Brocade Switch is included in a zone, the zone must be configured by WWN. 108 Task 16: Plan Zone Sets for Multiple Directors (Optional)