Configuring zoning on Brocade FC switches

You must assign the switch ports to separate zones to separate controller and storage traffic, one zone for the FC-VI ports and one for the storage ports.

About this task

For the FC-VI ports, a Quality of Service (QoS) zone is required. A QoS zone has a special name to differentiate it from a regular zone. The FC-VI zone must have the name start with the prefix QOSH1_, followed by a user-defined portion of the name.

Zone type	Contains	Priority	Example names
FC-VI	Four ports, one for each FC-VI cable from each controller	Always high priority	QOSH1_FCVI_1
Storage	Nine ports: Eight HBA initiator ports (two HBA connections for each controller). One port connecting to an FC-to-SAS bridge.	Does not apply Storage ports use standard zoning.	STOR_A_1_6

Note: Zoning for the fabric can be configured from one switch in the fabric. In this example, it is configured on Switch_A_1.

The examples in the following steps use these ports and zones:

Zone	Switch Domain	Port	Port usage
QOSH1_FCVI_1	5	0	FC-VI
	5	3
	7	0
	7	3
STOR_A_1_6	5	1	HBA
		2
		4
		5
		6	ATTO
STOR_B_1_6	7	1	HBA
		2
		4
		5
		6	ATTO

Steps

Create the FC-VI QoS zone by using the zonecreate command: zonecreate "QOSH1_FCVI_1", member;member ...
Example
In this example, ports 0 and 3 of domain 1 (Switch_A_1) and ports 0 and 4 of domain 3 (Switch_B_1) are members of the FC-VI zone.
```
 Switch_A_1:admin> zonecreate "QOSH1_FCVI_1", "5,0; 5,3; 7,0; 7,3"
```
Create the storage zone for switch domains: zonecreate name, member;member ...
Example
In the following example, ports 1, 2, 4 and 5 of domain 5 (Switch_A_1) connect with the HBAs on the storage controllers. Port 6 in domain 5 (Switch_A_1) connects to an FC-to-SAS bridge.

Note: You should give each zone a descriptive name. In this example, it is "STOR_A_1_6" that identifies the zone as a storage zone for the target port 6 at Site_A.
```
Switch_A_1:admin> zonecreate "STOR_A_1_6", "5,1; 5,2; 5,4; 5,5; 7,1; 7,2; 7,4; 7,5; 7,6"
Switch_A_1:admin> zonecreate "STOR_B_1_6", "5,1; 5,2; 5,4; 5,5; 7,1; 7,2; 7,4; 7,5; 7,6"
```

Create the configuration: cfgcreate config_name , zone;zone...

Example

Switch_A_1:admin> cfgcreate "CFG_1", "QOSH1_FCVI_1; STOR_A_1_6; STOR_B_1_6"

Enter the cfgadd config_name zone;zone... command if you want to add more zones to the configuration.
Enable the configuration: cfgenable config_name
Example
```
Switch_A_1:admin> cfgenable "CFG_1"
```
Save the configuration: cfgsave
Example
```
Switch_A_1:admin> cfgsave
```

Verify the zoning configuration: zone --validate

Example

Switch_A_1:admin> zone --validate
Defined configuration:
cfg: CFG_1 QOSH1_FCVI_1; STOR_A_1_6; STOR_B_1_6
zone: QOSH1_FCVI_1
           5,0; 7,0; 5,3; 7,3
zone: STOR_A_1_6
5,1; 5,2; 5,4; 5,5; 7,1; 7,2; 7,4; 7,5; 5,6
zone: storage_zone_5_7
5,1; 5,2; 5,4; 5,5; 7,1; 7,2; 7,4; 7,5; 7,6

Effective configuration:
cfg: CFG_1
zone: QOSH1_FCVI_1
5,0
7,0
5,3
7,3
zone: STOR_A_1_6
5,1
5,2
5,4
5,5
7,1
7,2
7,4
7,5
5,6
zone: STOR_B_1_6
5,1
5,2
5,4
5,5
7,1
7,2
7,4
7,5
7,6
------------------------------------
~ - Invalid configuration
* - Member does not exist
# - Invalid usage of broadcast zone

After you finish

You must configure ISL encryption, or, if you are not using ISL encryption, repeat the configuration tasks on the second FC switch fabric.