

This is more suitable for scenarios with many devices. This method It is the safest and the performance is good, but if there are many devices, it is more troublesome.Įach Zone can also contain only one initiator and multiple targets (these targets are in a physical storage device). Each Zone contains only one initiator and one target.

If there are few devices, the Zoning plan of the point-to-point principle should be adopted. Prioritize the method based on the device's wwn number. QoS zone: Provide high-quality services for the specified link traffic, and its members can only be WWN.ġ. Ordinary zone: Set up a basic zone to control access rights between devices or ports.Ģ.TI zone: (Traffic isolation Zone) When there are multiple ISL cascade links (multiple E_Ports), it is used to specify that an ISL link is only responsible for the transmission and the link Traffic of E_Port ports in the same TI Zone.ģ. Alias alias, custom mark certain wwn or ports to facilitate zone divisionġ. Among them, "D" represents the domain ID of the switch, "I" represents the port index number of the switch, and "D" and "I" are separated by a comma ",".ģ. When using a physical port to specify a Zone object, the Zone object is represented by a pair of decimal digits "D, I". Based on the port index (Domain, Index), that is, the port of the switch, usually also called a hard zone. Based on the device's wwpn number, usually also called soft zoneĢ. Minimize the impact of the fault: If the status of the device in a zone changes, an RSCN frame will be sent, then the area affected by the RSCN is only the zone containing the device.ġ. In different areas, the devices in different areas cannot be directly accessed by the FC network, so that the devices in the network are isolated from each other.Ģ. It is a device that logically connects devices (hosts and storage) connected to a SAN network. Security: The Zone function on FC SWITCH is similar to the VLAN function on an Ethernet switch. Devices that are not in Zone cannot be accessed by other devices in Fabric.Ģ. Isolate RSCN (registered state change notification, RSCN) or false alarms, etc.ġ. The devices in the zone can only access other devices connected to the fabric in the same zone. The function of Zone includes the following two points:ġ. Prevent host nodes from accessing unauthorized storage. It is logically divided into different areas, so that devices in different areas cannot be directly accessed by the FC network, so that the devices in the network are isolated from each other.Ģ. It is a device (host and storage) that will be connected to a SAN network. The Zone function on FC SWITCH is similar to the VLAN function on Ethernet switches. Zone is a standard function on Brocade switches.
