HP Storage Essentials V5.1 User Guide First Edition (T4283-96026, August 2006)

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not storage system B. The following figure is an example of switch port zoning because the zones
are assigned to ports on a switch.
Figure 50 Resources in Two Zones
The following diagram provides an overview of zoning:
Figure 51 Overview of Zoning Capabilities
Description
• Zone Sets - A zone set is a collection of zones. You can have only one zone set active at a
time in a fabric; however, you can have a zone in more than one zone set. Zones sets are
usually created for a particular task.
• Zone - A collection of zone aliases and ports.
• Ports - The Worldwide Name of the port to which an element is connected. A port in a zone
can be of two types:
•switch port WWN