In a Fiber Channel (FC) fabric, zoning provides the access rules to define who can talk with whom: which initiator can talk with which target.
A typical full switched FC fabric is like this one:
Figure 3.13: FC switched fabric
You need to configure both switch 1 and 2 with the correct zoning, with rules based on the switch port or, better, on the World Wide Name (WWN) addresses (similar to the physical address of a NIC).
Each zone defines which HBA port can connect to which Storage Processors (SP) port or ports.
A proper zoning has the following advantages:
- Reduces the number of targets and ...
