Keep this window on the right side of your screen with the Compellent Storage Center GUI opened on the lefthand side with the Fibre Channel IO cards expanded so you can see their WWNs.Īdd all the Physical WWNs you see in the switch that match up with the Physical WWNs on the Compellent SAN. Give your Alias a descriptive name, like SAN_Phy_WWNs_ Alias.Įxpand the WWN’s on the lefthand side. To do this, I click on the Alias Tab and Select the “New Alias” Button. Since I am configuring this for a Compellent SAN, the first thing I need to do is create an Alias for all the Physical WWNs. In FC Zoning, the goal is to create “VLAN-Like” objects called zones that contain the WWNs of your Server and Storage HBAs. A new Window will appear and look like this: (Each model varies slightly):Ĭlick Configure at the top of the Screen and Choose “Zone Admin”. Once logged into the Switch, you should be presented with the Main Switch Admin page that will look something like this.
It requires a specific version of Java and I have found it works best in Firefox than any other browser.
In this case, I am zoning in a Dell Compellent SAN, but these steps basically apply for any type of SAN.Īfter Installing your FC Switch, Login to it by going to the IP address in a web browser.
#Brocade san switch create zone how to#
This post will explain how to do Fibre Channel Zoning using any type of Brocade Fibre Channel Switch. There are good step by step zoning documents out on the internet, so I assume this post will be a success.