Product guide

136 EMC Ionix ControlCenter 6.1: Taking Control of Your Datacenter
Configuring and Controlling Your Datacenter
When the execution steps have completed, the administrator is prompted to close
the window.
Configuring the new interoperability VSAN
The administrator needs to create a virtual SAN (VSAN) in the physical fabric
Mainstreet_3800. Mainstreet_3800 is a Cisco fabric consisting of two Cisco MDS
switches: Cisco9216i (the master switch) and Cisco9216A. Solaris host l82ar156 and
the port on Symmetrix 000187400075 to which the new devices are mapped are
members of the physical Mainstreet_3800 fabric. Host l82ar156 is connected to
switch Cisco9216i and Symmetrix port FA-3D Port 0 is connected to switch
Cisco9216A. These two switches are physically connected to each other through an
interswitch link.
Creating a VSAN involves the following tasks:
◆ Configuring the switch ports connected to Host l82ar156 and to storage port
FA-3D Port 0 in the same Cisco VSAN, which is necessary because the VSAN acts
as an independent fabric with its own exclusive zoning structure.
◆ Adding the host and storage ports to the same zone, adding the zone to a zone
set, and then activating the zone set on the VSAN. See “Zoning the host and
storage ports” on page 141.
To create a VSAN, the administrator:
1. In the Console tree expands the folders Connectivity, Fabrics, Mainstreet_3800
[Fabric].
2. Right-clicks the VSAN folder and selects New.
The VSAN wizard appears (Figure 118).