Zoning for FibreBridge 7500N bridges using both FC ports
If you are using FibreBridge 7500N bridges with both FC ports, you need to create storage zones for the bridge ports. You should understand the zones and associated ports before you configure the zones.
Required zones
You must configure one zone for each of the FC-to-SAS bridge FC ports that allows traffic between initiators on each controller module and that FC-to-SAS bridge.
Each storage zone contains five ports:
Four HBA initiator ports (one connection for each controller)
One port connecting to an FC-to-SAS bridge FC port
The storage zones use standard zoning.
The examples show two pairs of bridges connecting two stack groups at each site. Because each bridge uses one FC port, there are a total of eight storage zones per fabric (sixteen in total).
Bridge naming
The bridges use the following example naming: bridge_site_stack group location in pair
| This portion of the name... | Identifies the... | Possible values... |
|---|---|---|
| site | Site on which the bridge pair physically resides. | A or B |
| stack group | Number of the stack group to which the bridge pair connects.
| 1, 2, etc. |
| location in pair | Bridge within the bridge pair. A pair of bridges connect to a specific stack group. | a or b |
Example bridge names for one stack group on each site:
bridge_A_1a
bridge_A_1b
bridge_B_1a
bridge_B_1b
DR Group 1 - Stack 1 at Site_A
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | |
| 6505 / 6510 / G610/ G620 | 6520 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0a | |||
| 8 | 8 | bridge_A_1a FC1 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0a | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;5,8 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0c | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | bridge_A_1b FC1 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0c | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;5,9 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | bridge_A_1a FC2 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;6,8 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | bridge_A_1b FC2 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;6,9 |
DR Group 1 - Stack 2 at Site_A
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0a | |||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | bridge_A_2a FC1 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0a | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;5,10 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0c | |||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | bridge_A_2b FC1 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0c | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;5,11 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 4 | 4 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | bridge_A_2a FC2 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;6,10 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | bridge_A_2b FC2 | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;6,11 |
DR Group 1 - Stack 1 at Site_B
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0a | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 8 | controller_B_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 2 | controller_B_2 port 0a | |||
| 8 | 8 | 6 | bridge_B_1a FC1 | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;7,8 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0c | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 9 | controller_B_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | controller_B_2 port 0c | |||
| 9 | 9 | 7 | bridge_B_1b FC1 | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;7,9 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
| 8 | 8 | 8 | bridge_B_1a FC2 | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;8,8 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
| 9 | 9 | 9 | bridge_A_1b FC2 | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;8,9 |
DR Group 1 - Stack 2 at Site_B
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0a | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0a |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0a | |||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | bridge_B_2a FC1 | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;7,10 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0c | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0c |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0c | |||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | bridge_B_2b FC1 | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;7,11 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 6 | 6 | 6 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
| 10 | 10 | 10 | bridge_B_2a FC2 | |||
Zone in Fabric_1 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;8,10 |
| DrGroup 1 : MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC switch | Site | Switch domain | Switch port | Connects to... | ||
| 6505 / 6510 / G610 | 6520 | G620 | ||||
| FC_switch_A_1 | A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_A_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_A_2 port 0b | |||
| FC_switch_B_1 | B | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | controller_B_1 port 0b |
| 7 | 7 | 7 | controller_B_2 port 0b | |||
| 11 | 11 | 11 | bridge_B_2b FC2 | |||
Zone in Fabric_2 | Member ports |
|---|---|
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;8,11 |
Summary of storage zones
| Fabric | Zone name | Member ports |
|---|---|---|
| FC_switch_A_1 and FC_switch_B_1 | MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;5,8 |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;5,9 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;5,10 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;5,11 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;7,8 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;7,9 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC1 | 5,2;5,6;7,2;7,6;7,10 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC1 | 5,3;5,7;7,3;7,7;7,11 | |
| FC_switch_A_2 and FC_switch_B_2 | MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;6,8 |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;6,9 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;6,10 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_A_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;6,11 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;8,8 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_1_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;8,9 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_1_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_TOP_FC2 | 6,2;6,6;8,2;8,6;8,10 | |
| MC1_INIT_GRP_2_SITE_B_STK_GRP_2_BOT_FC2 | 6,3;6,7;8,3;8,7;8,11 |
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