VPLEX: Zoning Wan-Com ports on a single engine VPlex Metro

Summary: This KB article outlines how to zone WAN-COM ports on a single engine VPlex Metro

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Instructions

The FC Wan Com ports will be connected to dual separate backbone fabrics or networks that span two sites.
This allows for data flow between the two VPlex clusters in a Metro configuration without requiring a merged fabric between the two sites.

All A2-FC00 and B2-FC00 ports, or A2-XG00 and B2-XG00 ports, from both clusters will connect to one fabric or network and all A2-FC01 and B2-FC01 ports, or A2-XG01 and B2-XG01 ports, will connect to the other fabric or network.
This provides a redundant network capability where each director on one cluster communicates with all the directors on the other site even in the event of a fabric or network failure.

The zoning needs to be fixed such that:
  • all [A|B]2-FC00 only see (are zoned with) remote [A|B]2-FC00 ports 
  • all [A|B]2-FC01 only see (are zoned with) remote [A|B]2-FC01 ports 
  • all [A|B]2-FC02 only see (are zoned with) remote [A|B]2-FC02 ports 
  • all [A|B]2-FC03 only see (are zoned with) remote [A|B]2-FC03 ports 
Please refer to the "Implementation and Planning Best Practices for EMC VPLEX Technical Notes" for configuring FC WAN COM ports.
 
 
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On the first fabric
Zone 1:
              Cluster 1 : Dir A : Port A2-FC00
              Cluster 2 : Dir A : Port A2-FC00
Zone 2:
              Cluster 1 : Dir A : Port A2-FC00
              Cluster 2 : Dir B : Port B2-FC00
Zone 3:
              Cluster 1 : Dir B : Port B2-FC00
              Cluster 2 : Dir A : Port A2-FC00
Zone 4:
              Cluster 1 : Dir B : Port B2-FC00
              Cluster 2 : Dir B : Port B2-FC00
 
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On second fabric
Zone 1:
              Cluster 1 : Dir A : Port A2-FC01  
              Cluster 2 : Dir A : Port A2-FC01
Zone 2:
              Cluster 1 : Dir A : Port A2-FC01
              Cluster 2 : Dir B : Port B2-FC01
Zone 3:
              Cluster 1 : Dir B : Port B2-FC01
              Cluster 2 : Dir A : Port A2-FC01
Zone 4:
              Cluster 1 : Dir B : Port B2-FC01
              Cluster 2 : Dir B : Port B2-FC01

Affected Products

Enterprise Storage
Article Properties
Article Number: 000018930
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 05 Nov 2025
Version:  3
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