When a storage array is directly connected to the MX9116n FSE, Fibre Channel Zones can be used to improve security and performance.
Preparation of the servers is the same as mentioned in Server preparation. Determine the FC WWPNs for the compute sleds and storage array as discussed in Dell PowerStore 1000T.
These examples assume that the storage array has been successfully connected to the MX9116n FSE’s FC uplinks and there are no errors.
These examples are valid for both Full Switch and SmartFabric modes.
Configure FC aliases for server and storage adapter WWPNs
An FC alias is a human defined name that references a WWN. This allows users to refer to those devices by the easy to remember alias instead of the long WWN. In this example, aliases for two MX740c compute sleds and a Dell PowerStore 1000T storage array is defined.
The WWNs for the servers are obtained using the OME-M console.
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Create FC zones
Server and storage adapter WWPNs, or their aliases are combined into zones to allow communication between devices in the same zone. Dell Technologies recommends single-initiator zoning. In other words, no more than one server HBA port per zone. For high availability, each server HBA port should be zoned to at least one port from SP A and one port from SP B. In this example, one zone is created for each server HBA port. The zone contains the server port and the two storage processor ports that are connected to the same MX9116n FS.
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Create zone set
A zone set is a collection of zones. A zone set named zoneset1 is created on each switch, and the zones are added to it.
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Activate zone set
Once the zone set is created and members are added, activating the zone set is the last step in the process. After the zone set is activated, save the configuration using the write memory
command.
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