HP StorageWorks 2/140 embedded web server user guide - Page 48

Zoning through a single Fibre Channel managed product

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Configuring Zones Zoning allows an administrator to: • Establish barriers between devices that use different operating systems. For example, it is often critical to separate servers and storage devices with different operating systems because accidental transfer of information from one to another can delete or corrupt data. Zoning prevents this by grouping devices that use the same operating systems into zones. • Create logical subsets of closed user groups. Administrators can authorize access rights to specific zones for specific user groups, thereby protecting confidential data from unauthorized access. • Create groups of devices that are separate from devices in the rest of a fabric. Zoning allows certain processes (such as maintenance or testing) to be performed on devices in one group without interrupting devices in other groups. • Allow temporary access between devices for specific purposes. Administrators can remove zoning restrictions temporarily (for example, to perform nightly data backup), then restore zoning restrictions to perform normal processes. Figure 3-1 illustrates three zones established on a single managed product with four devices in each zone. Devices in each zone can communicate with and access devices only in their respective zones. ZONE 1 ZONE 2 ZONE 3 ZONE 3 Director Figure 3-1: Zoning through a single Fibre Channel managed product 3-2 embedded web server user guide

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Configuring Zones
Zoning allows an administrator to:
Establish barriers between devices that use different operating systems. For
example, it is often critical to separate servers and storage devices with different
operating systems because accidental transfer of information from one to another
can delete or corrupt data. Zoning prevents this by grouping devices that use the
same operating systems into zones.
Create logical subsets of closed user groups. Administrators can authorize access
rights to specific zones for specific user groups, thereby protecting confidential
data from unauthorized access.
Create groups of devices that are separate from devices in the rest of a fabric.
Zoning allows certain processes (such as maintenance or testing) to be performed
on devices in one group without interrupting devices in other groups.
Allow temporary access between devices for specific purposes. Administrators
can remove zoning restrictions temporarily (for example, to perform nightly data
backup), then restore zoning restrictions to perform normal processes.
Figure 3–1
illustrates three zones established on a single managed product with four
devices in each zone. Devices in each zone can communicate with and access devices
only in their respective zones.
Figure 3–1:
Zoning through a single Fibre Channel managed product
Director
ZONE 3
ZONE 1
ZONE 3
ZONE 2
ZONE 3