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IBM SAN , Brocade ZONING

I am trying to find the exact definition of zoning . I encounter one definition i.e zoning based on enforcement type

Hardware Based
- Frame Based - In This Either WWN or WWPN
- Session Based - In This mixed of WWN WWPN

There is no software based zoning any more on brocade switches .

MY Question 1/ Is The above Zoning correctly defined if not Correct me
2/ What actually frame and session signify here
3/ Is Still Zoning can be defined as hard and soft .

Quite confused with zoning definition please correct me

Thanks

David

What, exactly, are you trying to find out? As your research revealed, there are multiple definitions of zoning. Quite understandable, as it would take months just to read some of the T13/T11 ANSI manuals so a developer can get up to speed.

You are getting hung up on subjective, interpreted terms, and context matters.
1) Yes this is ONE definition. Other people say the types are port wwn (pWWN) and domain/port (D,P). Others say it is WWN and port zoning. Choose whatever makes you happy.

2) Too subjective, I have no idea what that author meant.

3) Obviously it can be defined that way because you are citing some document that says so.

Sorry to be vague but you are getting hung up on subjective definitions.

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