Brocade Switch Zoning

Friday, February 16, 2007

This document describes how to Create and Administer Zones on Brocade Fabric OS V5.X.
The basic Process is:
A. Plan what you’re going to do.
B. Browse into Switch.
C. Create Aliases.
D. Create Zones.
E. Add Zones to Fabric.
F. Enable Fabric
G. Verify Zoning.

Step Installation Instruction Result

Browse Into Switch

Using Internet Explorer, browse to the switch Internet Explorer displays the
1.
(http://xx.xx.xx.xx). SwitchExplorer main screen.

A popup window is display listed all

2. Click on the icon to display the name server. WWPNs and their corresponding ports.

Visually verify that ports are listed as “N” in the Port Type
3.
column.

Click on the icon to start the Zone Administration A popup window is display and a login
4.
application. prompt appears.

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Step Installation Instruction Result

The Zone Administration screen displays

5. Enter the administrator username and password.
with the “Alias” tab highlighted.

Create Aliases

The “Create New Alias” screen is

6. Click on “Create”.
displayed.

7. Enter name for an alias. Click “OK”. The Alias is accepted.

Expand the “Member Select List” tree for “Ports & Attaching
Either EMC CLARiiON or Emulex
8. Devices” and for the port being “Aliased” (the number just
(WWNN) is displayed.
before “(F-Port)”).

Expand the EMC CLARiiON or Emulex tree node to find more A second EMC CLARiiON or Emulex
9.
EMC CLARiiON or Emulex tree nodes (these are WWPNs). (WWPN) is displayed.

The WWPN is displayed in the “Alias

10. Verify and select the WWPN and click “Add Member”.
Members” panel.

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Step Installation Instruction Result

11. Repeat steps 7 and 11 for all Aliases. All Aliases are successfully created.

Create Zones

12. Click on the “Zone” tab. The Zone tab is displayed.

The “Create New Zone” screen is

13. Click on “Create”.
displayed.

14. Enter the name of a Zone. The Zone name is accepted.

All available Aliases are displayed in the

15. Expand the “Aliased” tree node.
Member Selection List panel.

Hold down the <Ctrl> key and select members

• HBA1 1 Emulex/Host Alias and two CLARiiON
16. • CLARiiON SPA0 Aliases are displayed in the Zone
• CLARiiON SPB1. Members panel.
Click “Add Member”

17. Repeat steps 14 through 17 for all Zones. All Zones are successfully created.

Add Zones to Fabric

18. Click on the Config tab. The Config screen is displayed.

If creating a new Fabric:

• Click “Create”. The Create screen is displayed prompting
19.
If editing an existing Fabric: for the Config name.
• Use existing Fabric Name.

Enter the Configuration Name as “Fabric_Name”, or

20. The Configuration name is accepted.
Use existing “Fabric_Name”.

Hold down the <ctrl> key and select the Zones created in steps
12 through 17 from the Selection panel. New Zones are added to the Fabric
21.
configuration in the right panel.
Click “Add Member”.

Activate Zoneset / Enable Fabric

A prompt is displayed to select the config

22. On the toolbar, select Actions -> Enable Config.
to enable.

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Step Installation Instruction Result

Verify that the configuration name created in step 20 is A warning dialog is displayed confirming
23.
correctly displayed and click “OK”. the activation of the config.

Verify in the bottom section of the Zone Administration screen

24. that “start of commit”, “Commit Succeeded” and “end of The Commit is displayed as successful.
commit” are displayed.

Step Verification Instruction Acceptance Criteria

Verify Zoning

Using Internet Explorer, browse to the switch The Switch Explorer screen is
1.
(http://xx.xx.xx.xx). displayed.

2. A login dialog is displayed.

Click on the icon.

The Switch Explorer screen displays

3. Enter the administrator username and password.
with the “Switch” tab highlighted.

A new browser window is displayed as

4. Click on “View Report” on the Switch tab.
“Switch Information Report”.
5. Verify Zoning in Report.

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