SAN zoning is a method of arranging Fibre Channel devices into logical groups over the physical configuration of the fabric.
SAN zoning may be utilized to implement compartmentalization of data for security purposes.
Each device in a SAN may be placed into multiple zones.
The base components of zoning are
1. Zones
2. Zone sets
3. Default zone
4. Zone members
A zone is a set of devices that can access each other through port-to-port connections. When you create a zone with a certain number of devices, only those devices are permitted to communicate with each other. This means that a device that is not a member of the zone cannot access devices that belong to the zone.
SAN Connectivity
The figure shows the SAN Connectivity and accordingly zoning must be done.
