SAN Switch

[rahul001]

Can anyone help me to create a Zone in brocade switch by using CLI(Command Line Interface)?

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

check this how-to :

http://technotes.twosmallcoins.com/?p=16

http://www.filibeto.org/sun/lib/nonsun/brocade/manuals/2.6/53_0000202_02.pdf

mikap

[rahul001]

Hi ,

Thanks........i need steps by using commands not in gui. If u share it will be very useful for me.

[Michal Kapalka (mikap)]

hi,

check this :

http://storage.ittoolbox.com/groups/technical-functional/emc-l/zoning-via-cli-on-brocade-switch-1862684

http://asgaur.com/asgaur.php/2009/07/20/zoning-via-cli-on-brocade-switch

http://worldofstorage.blogspot.com/2008/05/brocade-zoning-using-cli.html

hope it will help you.

mikap

[rahul001]

Hi,

Thanks .....

[Ivan Ferreira]

You should use hard zoning.

First, you should crate an alias for the port where your host is connected, for example:

alicraete host1,"1,8"

This mans, the host1 is connected to switch domain 1 port 8. The switch domain you get from the output of switchshow.

alicreate storage1,"1,9;1,10"

Another alias for your storage.

Then create a zone:

zonecreate host1_storage1_zone,"host1;storage1"

Then add the zone to your configuration:

cfgadd mycfg,host1_storage1_zone

Enable your new configuration

cfgenable mycfg

[krusty]

I agree with Ivan, but I would reccomend to use WWN based "hard" zoning, as it is a industry best practice. This way you can move the cables to other ports in the fabric without having to rezome them.

As for the "soft=WWN" and "hard=port" zoning, please refer to this thread:

http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?threadId=1352925

The SAN design guide has a details to confirm the thread.

Sincerely,

Curt