Q-Logic 5600 Manuel D’Utilisation
3 – Managing Fabrics
Zoning a Fabric
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MaxAliases is 2500. The maximum number of aliases that can be
configured on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of
zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
configured on the switch. This will be enforced during the configuration of
zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
MaxTotalMembers is 10,000. The maximum number of total zone and alias
members that can be configured on the switch. This will be enforced during
the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the
fabric. Aliases are considered zone members since they can be added to a
zone just like a normal zone member.
members that can be configured on the switch. This will be enforced during
the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the
fabric. Aliases are considered zone members since they can be added to a
zone just like a normal zone member.
MaxZonesInZoneSets is 2000. The maximum number of zone linkages to
zonesets that can be configured on the switch. This will be enforced during
the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the
fabric. Every time a zone is added to a zoneset this constitutes a linkage.
zonesets that can be configured on the switch. This will be enforced during
the configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the
fabric. Every time a zone is added to a zoneset this constitutes a linkage.
MaxMembersPerZone is 2000. The maximum number of zone members
that can be added to any zone on the switch. This will be enforced during the
configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
Aliases are considered zone members when added to a zone.
that can be added to any zone on the switch. This will be enforced during the
configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
Aliases are considered zone members when added to a zone.
MaxMembersPerAlias is 2000. The maximum number of zone members
that can be added to any alias on the switch. This will be enforced during the
configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
that can be added to any alias on the switch. This will be enforced during the
configuration of zoning and during a zoning database merge from the fabric.
3.7.2
Using the Zoning Wizard
The Zoning Wizard is a series of dialogs that leads you through the process of
zoning a fabric. To open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the
faceplate display, and select Zoning Wizard.
zoning a fabric. To open the Zoning Wizard, open the Wizards menu in the
faceplate display, and select Zoning Wizard.
The Zoning Wizard helps you with the two most typical reasons for zoning:
Zoning Windows servers storage
Assign storage to servers.
To solve these problems, there must be at least one target and at least one
initiator in the name server. Windows servers do not share devices well, but
sometimes they must share devices, such as a tape drive. The wizard helps you
define which devices are sharable and which ones are not. Once a device is in a
Windows group, it can no longer be in any other group.
initiator in the name server. Windows servers do not share devices well, but
sometimes they must share devices, such as a tape drive. The wizard helps you
define which devices are sharable and which ones are not. Once a device is in a
Windows group, it can no longer be in any other group.