Switch zoning for HP 3PAR storage systems

Switch zoning configurations for the HP 3PAR system include fabric zoning, target port sharing, host splitting, and controller splitting.

There are no zoning limitations for HP 3PAR storage systems.

Fabric zoning

You can zone an HP 3PAR storage array to the SAN Volume Controller backend ports. Be sure that there are multiple zones or multiple HP 3PAR storage arrays. Also, be sure that there are multiple SAN Volume Controller ports per zone to enable multipathing.

Sharing target ports

The HP 3PAR storage array can support LUN masking to enable multiple servers to access separate LUNs through a common controller port. There are no issues with mixing workloads or server types in this setup.

Host splitting

There are no host-splitting issues on an HP 3PAR storage array.

Controller splitting

HP 3PAR storage array LUNs that are mapped to the SAN Volume Controller system cannot be mapped to other hosts. LUNs that are not presented to the SAN Volume Controller system can be mapped to other hosts.

Parent topic: Configuring HP 3PAR F-Class and HP 3PAR T-Class Storage Systems