254 Administering advanced zoning
Zoning configurations
You can store a number of zones in a zoning configuration database. The maximum number of items that
can be stored in the zoning configuration database depends on the following criteria:
•
Number of switches in the fabric.
•
Whether or not interoperability mode is enabled.
•
Number of bytes for each item name. The number of bytes required for an item name depends on the
specifics of the fabric, but cannot exceed 64 bytes for each item.
When enabling a new zone configuration, you must ensure that the size of the configuration does not
exceed the minimum size supported by all switches in the fabric. This is particularly important if and when
you downgrade to a Fabric OS version that supports a smaller zone database than the current Fabric OS.
In this scenario, the zone database in the current Fabric OS would have to be changed to the smaller zone
database before the downgrade.
You can use the
cfgSize
command to check both the maximum available size and the currently saved
size on all switches. See the
Fabric OS Command Reference
for details on the
cfgSize
command. If you
believe you are approaching the maximum, you can save a partially completed zoning configuration and
use the
cfgSize
command to determine the remaining space.
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Resulting database size: 128K to 256K (continued)
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Table 65
Resulting database size: 256K to 1M
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Summary of Contents for A7533A - Brocade 4Gb SAN Switch Base
Page 1: ...HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide Part number 5697 0016 Edition May 2009 ...
Page 24: ...24 ...
Page 99: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 99 ...
Page 100: ...100 Managing user accounts ...
Page 118: ...116 Configuring standard security features ...
Page 164: ...162 Configuring advanced security features ...
Page 234: ...232 Installing and maintaining firmware ...
Page 268: ...266 Administering advanced zoning ...
Page 284: ...282 Configuring Enterprise class platforms ...
Page 292: ...290 Routing traffic ...
Page 294: ...292 Interoperability for merged SANs ...
Page 302: ...300 Configuring the Distributed Management Server ...
Page 334: ...332 iSCSI gateway service ...
Page 340: ...338 Administering NPIV ...
Page 407: ...Fabric OS 6 2 administrator guide 405 ...
Page 408: ...406 Using the FC FC routing service ...
Page 438: ...434 Administering extended fabrics ...
Page 460: ...456 Administering ISL trunking ...
Page 516: ...512 FICON fabrics ...
Page 526: ...522 Configuring and monitoring FICON Extension Services ...
Page 540: ...536 Configuring the PID format ...
Page 544: ...540 Understanding legacy password behavior ...
Page 546: ...542 Mixed fabric configurations for non merge SANs ...
Page 550: ...546 Migrating from an MP Router to a 400 MP Router ...
Page 558: ...554 Inband Management ...
Page 572: ...568 ...