Specifications

fazoneCreate
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Zone alias names have the same format as Fabric Assist zone names and are
created with the alicreate command. The alias must resolve to a list of one
or more physical fabric port numbers, WWNs, or a Fabric Assist host.
When a Fabric Assist zone member is specified by Node Name, then all ports on
that device are in the Fabric Assist zone. When a Fabric Assist zone member is
specified by Port Name, only that single device port is in the Fabric Assist zone.
Zone alias names have the same format as Fabric Assist zone names and are
created with the aliCreate command. The alias must resolve to a list of one
or more physical fabric port numbers, WWNs, QuickLoop AL_PAs, or an
Initiator member.
A Fabric Assist host member is defined by wrapping the physical fabric port or a
physical device (a WWN) between “H{” and “}”. For example, “H{5,6}” or
“H{10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a}” is a Fabric Assist host. The type of Fabric Assist
zone members used to define a Fabric Assist zone may be mixed and matched. For
example, a Fabric Assist zone defined with the following members: “2,12; 2,14;
10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a” would contain devices connected to switch 2, ports 12
and 14, and the device with a WWN of “10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a” (either Node
Name or Port Name - whichever port in the fabric it is connected to.)
Each target listed within the fazone definition shall be assigned an ALPA when
the private host performs loop initialization. When the private host communicates
with this assigned ALPA the private loop frame shall be translated into a public
format and then delivered to the target's location within the fabric.
Loop devices that are zoned with the private host shall be assigned the same
ALPA that they claimed during their own loop initialization, provided that it is
still available on the private host's loop. Other public devices zoned with the
private host shall be assigned the lowest available ALPA during the private host's
loop initialization.
If however, the ALPA by which the fazoned target must be identified by does not
conform to the default ALPA assignment process, then a preferred ALPA may be
assigned to each target within the fazone definition. The identified preferred
ALPA shall be the ALPA value that is assigned to the target during the private
host's loop initialization, provided that it is not claimed by the private host or
another preferred ALPA assignment.
To assign a preferred ALPA add to the definition of the target (Domain, Port, or
WWN) the preferred ALPA within square brackets [ ]. For example, a fazone
defined as:
"H{1,1}; 2,12[0xe2]; 2,14[0xe8]; 10:00:00:60:69:00:00:8a[0xef]"