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 Posted:
Wed Jan 26, 2005 12:11 am Post subject:
Re: Creating Zones on Fiber switch |
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| Quote: | Do I need to setup Zones?
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yes. Zones permit access from the HBAs on a SAN to the storage ports
on a SAN. In your case, the HBAs are integrated into the blades, but
you will still need to zone them to the storage ports (of the fastt
array)
| Quote: | What would the correct config be?
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This depends on which switch you purchased for your bladecenter. AFAIK
there were two options when you purchased it: an Arcore switch, or a
Brocade switch.
If you have the Arcore option, the bladecenter should have come with a
gui configuration utility with which you can create zones. If you have
the Brocade option, you can browse to the IP of the switch in a
webbrowser, and configure it from its web-interface. Alternatively,
you should be able to telnet to either brand of switch and configure
them from their respective CLIs.
As far as the correct config, it is typically considered a best
practice to configure one-to-one zones. This means that each zone
should be composed of one HBA, and one storage port-- both HBAs and
storage ports can be in as many zones as you like.
You can zone either by WWN zoning (based on the hardware address of the
HBA/Storage port) or port zoning (based on the port on the switch each
is plugged into). I prefer WWN zoning, because zones are not affected
by changes in topology, but WWN spoofing is possible, and can be a
security concern in larger SANs.
HTH
Aaron |
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