HP 6Gb SAS Switch for HP BladeSystem c-Class - Manual (Page 30)

Helpful hints
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Switch ports without attached storage enclosures can be assigned to a zone group. This allows
you to pre-configure the zone groups and connect additional storage enclosures at a later
time.
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The following words may be displayed in the navigation tree by the zone group:
Pending Save—until the configuration is saved. ◦
◦ Unassigned—until a server device bay is granted access to the zone group.
Replicate Zoning Configuration task
To rapidly replicate zoning configuration settings from a failed external SAS storage enclosure
onto its replacement, select the newly-installed replacement enclosure in the navigation tree, and
then click Replicate Zoning Configuration.
IMPORTANT: The replacement storage enclosure must be the same model as the old, failed
enclosure.
Helpful hints
To replicate the configuration settings, do the following:
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Disconnect the failed storage enclosure from the switch.
2. Connect the replacement storage enclosure to the switch. The replacement storage enclosure
must be the same model as the original one, with no existing zoning configuration information.
3. In the VSM, select the old-failed storage enclosure in the navigation tree, and then click
Replicate Zoning Configuration. The enclosure will be labelled as offline.
4. In the drop-down menu, select the replacement storage enclosure.
Modify Zone Access task
For each server device bay, to grant or remove access to a zone group, expand Blade Ports in
the navigation tree and select a specific server device bay. Then click Modify Zone Access. This
task is displayed only if zone groups have already been created (
“Create Zone Group task”
(page 23) .)
From the displayed list of zone groups, check or clear the zone groups that this server device bay
can access.
Helpful hints
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The zone groups that are displayed will differ depending on the Multi-initiator mode setting:
If Multi-initiator mode is Enabled, all zone groups are displayed, allowing multiple server
device bays to be assigned the same zone group (used for configurations that include
shared SAS storage enclosures or tape devices). ◦
◦ If the multi-initiator mode is Disabled, only unassigned zone groups are displayed,
permitting a zone group to be assigned to only one server device bay. If a zone group
is already assigned to a different server device bay, it is not displayed.
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The status of each zone group is included in the display:
Assigned—Already assigned to one server device bay. ◦
◦ Assigned Multiple—Already assigned to more than one server device bay.
◦ Unassigned—Not yet assigned to a server device bay.
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In mixed environments that include zoned SAS storage enclosures and shared SAS storage
enclosures or tape devices, use the displayed status information and keep detailed records of
30 Tasks in the VSM Zoning tab