HP AE370A HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6.2 administrator guide (5697-0016, May 20 - Page 194

Figure 20 shows a fabric with two Admin Domains: AD1 and AD2. AD1 AD2 Figure 20 Fabric with two Admin Domains Figure 21 shows how users get a filtered view of this fabric, depending on which Admin Domain they are in. As shown in Figure 21, users can see all switches and E_Ports in the fabric, regardless of their Admin Domain; however, the switch ports and end devices are filtered based on Admin Domain membership. Fabric Visible to AD1 User Fabric Visible to AD2 User Figure 21 Filtered fabric views when using Admin Domains Admin Domain features Admin Domains allow you to: • Define the scope of an Admin Domain to encompass ports and devices within a switch or a fabric. • Share resources across multiple Admin Domains. For example, you can share array ports and tape drives between multiple departments. For example, in Figure 20, one of the storage devices is shared between AD1 and AD2. 192 Managing administrative domains