
302 SAN Multiprotocol Routing: An Introduction and Implementation
11.1.2 Zoning
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family zoning can be administrated from any switch in the
fabric, and all changes are automatically distributed to all of the switches.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports zoning by the following criteria:
Port world wide name (pWWN): The WWN of the Nx_Port (device) attached
to the switch
Fabric pWWN (fWWN): The WWN of the fabric port (port-based zoning)
FCID: The FCID of the N_Port attached to the switch
To make management of zoning easier, the Cisco MDS 9000 Family supports
alias names for all of these elements.
The Cisco MDS 9000 Family suppor ...