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Chapter 15 Configuring and Managing Zones
Zoning Example
Zoning Example
Figure 15-1
illustrates a zone set with two zones, Zone 1 and Zone 2, in a fabric. Zone 1 provides access
from all three hosts (H1, H2, H3) to the data residing on storage systems S1 and S2. Zone 2 restricts the
data on S3 to access only by H3. Note that H3 resides in both zones.
Figure 15-1
Fabric with Two Zones
Of course, there are other ways to partition this fabric into zones.
Figure 15-2
illustrates another
possibility. Assume that there is a need to isolate storage system S2 for the purpose of testing new
software. To achieve this, Zone 3 is configured, which contains only host H2 and storage S2. You can
restrict access to just H2 and S2 in zone 3, and to H1 and S1 in Zone 1.
Figure 15-2
Fabric with Three Zones
H1
S1
S2
S3
H2
H3
Zone 1
Zone 2
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S1
S2
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