How should this scenario be zoned?

[jchen522]

Question about SAN zoning with Veeam and StoreOnce.

We have a Veeam proxy server with a single HBA with 2 FC ports. Each port connects to separate SAN A and SAN B.  We have two StoreOnce system each with 2 FC HBAs with 4 ports each.  2 ports on each FC HBA cards cross connect to SAN A and SAN B for a total of 8 connections. 

I am trying figure out the recommended way to zone this from the following in the user guide.

StoreOnce is both a initiator and target correct? Should I put both initiator and target WWPN of the Storeonce in a aliase and zone against each of the ports on the Veeam proxy server for a total of 8 zones?

Should I zone to the WWN or to the WWPN?

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https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=a00043535en_us&page=mod_SO_FC_zoning_20160824.html

Important: Non-optimal Fibre Channel SAN zoning can lead to a lack of Fibre Channel connectivity. HPE recommends the following configurations:

• Every backup/media server should zone at least two Fibre Channel ports with at least two StoreOnce node Fibre Channel ports across different Fibre Channel cards, ideally across different SANs. Multiple connections allow for higher availability. If a connection is broken, StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel will automatically attempt to connect on a different path without failing the backup. The backup will fail from a lack of connection only if no paths are available from the media/backup server or to the StoreOnce. The same approach should be taken for StoreOnce Catalyst Copy over Fibre Channel zoning of source and destination copy devices.

• When zoning for StoreOnce Catalyst Copy over Fibre Channel, ensure that the source Initiator WWN is zoned with the destination target WWN, and that the destination Initiator WWN is zoned with the source target WWN. StoreOnce Catalyst Copy is a two way protocol and both the source and destination must be able to communicate with each other over Fibre Channel.

• Use small Fibre Channel zones limiting the number of Fibre Channel ports in each zone.

• When using StoreOnce Federated Catalyst, the backup/media server communicates with each Federation member directly. Ensure that at least one port belonging to each Federation member node is zoned with the backup/media server. HPE recommends zoning multiple ports for higher availability and performance.

• StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel does not make use of or rely on any external multi-path drivers. Connections are balanced using StoreOnce Catalyst over Fibre Channel internal algorithms. Installed multi-path drivers are ignored by Catalyst over Fibre Channel.

[Mohammed_I]

Hi jchen522, Avoid combining all devices into one zone. Ideally, there should be one initiator in one zone. Also, it is not necessary to include storage systems of different levels in one zone.

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