Zone Summary
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Zones provide the mechanism for partitioning one environment from another in a switched fabric. This segregation supports several scenarios, such as restricting access for security purposes or configuring environments with different intents, such as testing versus production. For example, this segmentation scheme could be deployed to differentiate Linux environments from Windows environments, as storage provisioning differs by operating system; zones offer a way to more easily manage storage resources. Note that a device can be in more than one zone.
To facilitate availability and scalability, zones are deployed in a VSAN (Virtual SAN - partitioned physical storage). A zone is first defined and then activated, with only one zone set active at a time.
Table: Zone Summary
Column name | Description |
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Zone Name |
The name of the zone in the SAN Fabric. Click the link for details. See Zone Details . |
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Zone Type |
The type of zone |
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Status |
Indicates the status of the zone as either active or inactive |
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Zone Set |
The zone set each zone is in. Click the link to view the summary. See Zone Set Summary . |
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SAN Fabric |
The name of the SAN Fabric |
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Members |
The number of members in each Zone. See Zone Members . |
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Initiators |
The number of initiators that send a request to the node |
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Targets |
The number of receivers of the request |