HP StorageWorks Fabric OS 5.X Procedures User Guide (AA-RVHWB-TE, September 2005)

184 Administering advanced zoning
Figure 8 Zoning with hardware assist (mixed-port and WWN zones)
Figure 9 Session-based hard zoning
In Figure 9, only the ports that are overlapped are software-enforced with hardware assist.
Rules for configuring zones
Observe the following rules when configuring zones.
If security is a priority, use hard zoning.
The use of aliases is optional with zoning, and using aliases requires structure when defining zones.
However, aliases aid administrators of a zoned fabric to understand the structure and context.
Evaluate the security requirements of the fabric. If additional security is required, add HP Secure
Fabric OS into the fabric.
If the fabric includes an HP StorageWorks switch and you support a third-party switch product, they
are able to use only WWN zoning; other types of zoning, including QuickLoop, are not supported.
Port_WWN
Zone1
Core
Switch
Zone Boundaries
Port_WWN
Zone3
Port_WWN
Zone2
Port_WWN
Zone4
22.4b(13.4)
Port_Zone1
Core
Switch
Zone Boundaries
Port_Zone2
WWN_Zone1
WWN_Zone2
22.5b(13.5)