Zone naming conventions
The following table lists the zone naming conventions for use with the Allocate Fabric Aware Volumes
with Configuration Manager service template.
Type
Zone name
Zone alias name (Host side/
Storage side)
Input
One object has the following properties:
• hostName: Host name
• hostPortWorldWideName: WWN of HBA. Separator notation is based on
FC switch manager services.
• storagePortWorldWideName: WWN of CHA. Separator notation is based on
FC switch manager services.
• storageSystemSerialNumber: Serial number of physical storage system
• storagePortName: Display port name of the storage system
• serviceProperties: List of the service properties passed to the plug-in
Output
Zone name to add to the specified Zone
Configuration.
Zone alias name to add to the
zone specified in the Zone name
convention.
Handling when the
output is the same
name
Same zone name of the same fabric refers
to the same zone.
In the case of an existing zone: Add an
alias in the zone and add to the Zone
Configuration.
null: Do not create a zone.
Same zone alias name of the
same fabric refers to the same
alias.
In the case of an existing alias:
Add WWN in the alias and add to
the Zone.
null: Do not create an alias.
Handling when
unavailable characters
are used for output
Characters other than alphanumeric characters and "_" are converted to "_"
and become part of the name.
If the output string is
too long
When the output string is over 60
characters, the 61st and subsequent
characters are truncated.
When the output string is over 64
characters or more, the 65th and
subsequent characters are
truncated.
Validation
An error occurs if the return value is one of
following:
• Other than String
• When starting from non-alphabetic
characters.
• When having a non-standard prefix for
the zone. ("LSAN_","TI_", "QOS[HML]
[0-9]+_")(case ignored)
An error occurs if the return value
is one of following:
• Other than String
• When starting from non-
alphabetic characters.
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