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Setting Zoning
After completing login to the console of the FC Switch Module, provide proper setting for the zoning
of the FC Switch Module according to the procedure below.
The FC Switch Module has two zoning features, or WWN mode zoning and port mode zoning.
NEC intensely recommends that the port mode zoning is used. If the WWN
mode zoning is used, zoning must be changed every replacement of a fibre
channel device in such cases as maintenance replacement of connected
devices. The port mode zoning does not require zoning resetting in
maintenance replacement (as long as port numbers are not changed).
Before changing zoning, you should be fully familiar with the zoning feature.
Some zoning change during system operation may cause a system fault to
occur unintentionally. While zoning is changed, check the changing
information and procedure and the influences of the change on others
sufficiently.
Disconnecting devices connected to the FC Switch Module logically by
zoning allows internal influences on fibre channels including login/logout of
devices out of the relevant zone to be rejected.
The command input on the console of the FC Switch Module does not
correspond to the file input feature of a communication terminal (VT100
emulator). Using file input of a communication terminal (VT100 emulator)
may cause a device error to occur. Note that the file input may not be used.
When setting of Zoning is done in the FC Switch Modules with cascading
connection, the ports used for cascading path between FC Switch Modules
must not be set zone. The cascading path is used by all zones. It may
become a cause of failure of device recognition if setting of Zoning is done
with the zone including the ports used for cascading path.
Setting at shipment from factory
Any zoning is not set when an FC Switch Module is shipped from the factory.
Every connected device can communicate with any other devices.
Flow of setting zoning
Checking current zoning (See page 128.)
Creating zone alias name (See page 129.)
Creating zone (See page 130.)
Creating configuration (See page 133.)
Enabling Configuration (See page 134.)
Other Settings
Modifying or deleting zone alias information (See page 136.)
Modifying or deleting zone (See page 137.)
Modifying or deleting configuration file (See page 138.)
Saving/Disabling configuration (See page 139.)
Miscellaneous (See page 140.)
