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Configuring switch zones

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You must create required zones on the SAN switches for connecting the source storage to the destination storage.

Steps

  1. Back up the existing zonesets on each switch in the production and migration fabric.

  2. Zone the source storage and destination storage as shown below.

    Source and destination storage zoning

  3. Create the zone and add it to the zoneset in production fabric A.

    The following is an example of the production zone, production fabric A for zone ZONE_AMS2100_cDOT_Initiator_fabA.

    WWPN Zone Members 
    50:06:0e:80:10:46:b9:60
    		 
    AMS2100 Ctrl 0 Port 0a
    		 
    50:06:0e:80:10:46:b9:68
    		 
    AMS2100 Ctrl 1 Port 1a
    		 
    50:0a:09:80:00:d3:51:59
    		 
    ONTAP Node 1 Port 0a
    		 
    50:0a:09:80:00:e7:81:04
    		 
    ONTAP Node 2 Port 0a

  4. Activate the zoneset in fabric A.

  5. Create the zone and add it to the zoneset in production fabric B.

    The following is an example of the production zone, production fabric A for zone ZONE_AMS2100_cDOT_Initiator_fabB.

    WWPN Zone Members 
    50:06:0e:80:10:46:b9:64
    		 
    AMS2100 Ctrl 0 Port 0e
    		 
    50:06:0e:80:10:46:b9:6c
    		 
    AMS2100 Ctrl 1 Port 1e
    		 
    50:0a:09:80:00:d3:51:59
    		 
    ONTAP Node 1 Port 0b
    		 
    50:0a:09:80:00:e7:81:04
    		 
    ONTAP Node 2 Port 0b

  6. Activate the zoneset in production fabric B.